The Molly Maguires

1970 film by Martin Ritt
Movie film Q2247896
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Summary

The Molly Maguires is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,748 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Martin Ritt[3]
  • Screenwriter: Walter Bernstein[4]
  • Composer: Henry Mancini[5]
  • Genre: drama film[6]
  • Cast member: Sean Connery[7], Richard Harris[8], Samantha Eggar[9], Frank Finlay[10], Bethel Leslie[11], Anthony Zerbe[12], Philip Bourneuf[13], Brendan Dillon[14], John Alderson[15]
  • Producer: Martin Ritt[16]
  • Depicts: Molly Maguires[17], Ancient Order of Hibernians[18]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[19]
  • Director of photography: James Wong Howe[20]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[21]
  • Commons category: The Molly Maguires (1970 film)[22]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[23]
  • Review score: 6.6/10[24], 90%[25]
  • Color: color[26]
  • Country of origin: United States[27]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1970[28]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[29], Netflix[30]
  • Narrative location: Pennsylvania[31]
  • Film editor: Frank Bracht[32]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Production Design[33]
  • Title: The Molly Maguires[34]
  • Duration: 124 minutes[35]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1[36]
  • Set in period: Gilded Age[37], 19th century[38]
  • Costume designer: Dorothy Jeakins[39]

Why It Matters

The Molly Maguires has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The Molly Maguires. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The Molly Maguires. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ampas collections film id → W063309
    Depicts → Molly Maguires, Ancient Order of Hibernians
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 12d ago · Schemathings · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia title → The Molly Maguires
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'n
    Depicts → Molly Maguires, Ancient Order of Hibernians
    Sitelink count → 20
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Depicts: Molly Maguires, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791493675008"
  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 35073
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  4. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → Gilded Age, 19th century
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Set in period: Gilded Age, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787375428959"
  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Walter Bernstein
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+124'}
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 2.35:1
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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