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Matewan

19872h 12m7.4/ 10 · TMDB · 146 votes
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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.

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Directed by John Sayles

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The people behind the story

Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper

Joe Kenehan

James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones

'Few Clothes' Johnson

Mary McDonnell
Mary McDonnell

Elma Radnor

Will Oldham
Will Oldham

Danny Radnor

David Strathairn
David Strathairn

Police Chief Sid Hatfield

Ken Jenkins
Ken Jenkins

Sephus Purcell

Kevin Tighe
Kevin Tighe

Bill Hickey

Gordon Clapp
Gordon Clapp

Tom Griggs

Bob Gunton
Bob Gunton

C.E. Lively

Jace Alexander
Jace Alexander

Hilllard Elkins

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Film details

Released28 Aug 1987
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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