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Matewan

Name: Matewan
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1987-08-28
Duration: 132 min
Cast: Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn

1987

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.

About Matewan

Release date: 1987-08-28
Runtime: 132 minutes
Original language: en
Country of origin: United States of America
US age rating: PG-13
Status: Released

Genres

DramaHistory

Directed by

John Sayles

Cast

Chris CooperJoe Kenehan

James Earl Jones'Few Clothes' Johnson

Mary McDonnellElma Radnor

Will OldhamDanny Radnor

David StrathairnPolice Chief Sid Hatfield

Ken JenkinsSephus Purcell

Kevin TigheBill Hickey

Gordon ClappTom Griggs

Bob GuntonC.E. Lively

Jace AlexanderHilllard Elkins

Joe GrifasiFausto

Nancy MetteBridey Mae Tolliver

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