Death of a Miner
MovieTitle | Death of a Miner |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Oct 27, 1968 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Philip Donnellan |
Production country | United Kingdom |
Run time | 30 min. |
Celebrates the life of Jack Elliott, a coal miner from Birtley, Co Durham. In 1962 Jack talked to a film crew about his life as a miner. In 1966 he died. The following year the pit at Birtley closed. The film is 'In memory of a man, a pit, and a community'.