▁having ▁Arthur ▁Sc arg ill ▁dram atically ▁rescue ▁a ▁woman , ▁played ▁by ▁M ery l ▁St ree p , ▁from ▁a ▁col laps ing ▁mine ▁( to ▁which ▁Paul ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁the ▁mine ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁oper ational , ▁since ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁about ▁a ▁strike ). ▁ ▁Conc ern ed ▁with ▁the ▁direction ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁taking , ▁and ▁the ▁studio ' s ▁desire ▁to ▁cast ▁Al ▁Pac ino ▁as ▁Arthur ▁Sc arg ill ▁despite ▁the ▁two ▁having ▁little ▁in ▁common , ▁Paul ▁express es ▁diss atisf action ▁with ▁his ▁friend ▁who ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁meeting , ▁but ▁is ▁told ▁to ▁trust ▁him . ▁During ▁a ▁location ▁sc out , ▁the ▁represent atives ▁from ▁Golden ▁Pictures ▁say ▁that ▁they ▁think ▁the ▁modern ▁min ing ▁town ▁doesn ' t ▁look ▁like ▁what ▁they ▁imag ined , ▁and ▁decide ▁to ▁set ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁replace ▁various ▁locations ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁sh oe ▁store ▁with ▁arch a ic ▁places ▁like ▁a ▁black sm ith ▁shop . ▁Paul ▁meets ▁a ▁friend ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁min er ▁and ▁promises ▁to ▁get ▁him ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁but ▁the ▁execut ives ▁think ▁that ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁look ▁like ▁a ▁min er . ▁ ▁Al ▁Pac ino ▁drives ▁in ▁a ▁lim o ▁to ▁a ▁hotel ▁for ▁the ▁shoot , ▁but ▁is ▁not ▁im pressed ▁with ▁the ▁accommod ations . ▁While ▁driving , ▁he ▁express es ▁interest ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁house ▁along ▁the ▁road , ▁and