STORY
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
CAST & CREW
- Chris Cooper
- James Earl Jones
- Mary McDonnell
- Will Oldham
- David Strathairn
Cast
- John Sayles
- James Glenn Dudelson
- Benita Allen
- Jem Cohen
- Steve Apicella
Directors
INFORMATION
- Cinecom Entertainment Group
- Film Gallery
- Goldcrest
- Red Dog Films
- Winwood Productions
Production Companies
- United States of America
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- English
- Italian
