Matewan

Name: Matewan
Director: John Sayles
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1987-08-28T
Duration: 132 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn

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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.

Actor: Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, Ken Jenkins, Kevin Tighe, Gordon Clapp, Bob Gunton, Jace Alexander

Director: John Sayles

Years: 1987

Country: United States of America

Quality: HD

Production: Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery, Goldcrest, Red Dog Films, Winwood Productions

Matewan

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