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Matewan

08/28/1987

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2hrs 12min

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Drama

,History

It takes more than guns to kill a man.

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

    Cast

  • Chris Cooper
  • James Earl Jones
  • Mary McDonnell
  • Will Oldham
  • David Strathairn

    Directors

  • John Sayles
  • Matia Karrell
  • Benita Allen
  • Steve Apicella
  • Jem Cohen

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Cinecom Entertainment Group
  • Film Gallery
  • Goldcrest
  • Red Dog Films
  • Winwood Productions

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Italian

Cast

Chris Cooper

Joe Kenehan

James Earl Jones

'Few Clothes' Johnson

Mary McDonnell

Elma Radnor

Will Oldham

Danny Radnor

David Strathairn

Police Chief Sid Hatfield

Ken Jenkins

Sephus Purcell

Kevin Tighe

Bill Hickey

Gordon Clapp

Tom Griggs

Bob Gunton

C.E. Lively

Joe Grifasi

Fausto

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