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Matewan

Matewan

(1987)

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.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : John Sayles
  2. Producer : Peggy Rajski,Maggie Renzi
  3. Writer : John Sayles
  4. Editor : Sonya Polonsky
  5. Cast : Chris Cooper,James Earl Jones,Mary McDonnell,Will Oldham,David Strathairn,Ken Jenkins,Kevin Tighe,Gordon Clapp,Bob Gunton,Jace Alexander,Joe Grifasi,Nancy Mette,Jo Henderson,Josh Mostel,Gary McCleery,Maggie Renzi,Tom Wright,Michael B. Preston,Thomas A. Carlin,Jenni Cline,Michael Mantell,J.K. Kent Lilly,James Kizer,Ronnie Stapleton,Davide Ferrario,Frank Payne Jr.,John Sayles,Hazel Dickens,Charles Haywood,Neale Clark,Mitch Scott,Hazel Pearl,Michael Frasher,Frank Hoyt Taylor,Fred Decker,Bill Morris,Delmas Lawhorn,William Dean,P. Michael Munsey,Thomas Hal Phillips,Stephen C. Hall,Percy Fruit,Thomas Poore,Tara Williams,Gerald Milnes,Mason Daring,Jim Costa,Phil Wiggins,Ida Williams

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Original TitleMatewan

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1987-08-28

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 02h 12m

Budget₹ 4000000

Revenue₹ 1680358

Production CompaniesCinecom Entertainment Group,Film Gallery,Goldcrest Films International,Red Dog Films,Winwood Productions

Genres

  • Drama
  • History

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