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
  • James Glenn Dudelson
  • Benita Allen
  • Jem Cohen
  • Steve Apicella

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

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

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Italian

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