Matewan
It takes more than guns to kill a man.
19872h 12m
- Drama
- History
TMDB rating 7.4TMDB146 votes
Overview
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.
- Directed by
- John Sayles
- Written by
- John Sayles
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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
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Facts
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $4M
- Revenue
- $1.7M
- Production companies
- Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery, Goldcrest Films International, Red Dog Films, Winwood Productions
