Movie
Matewan
“It takes more than guns to kill a man.”
DramaHistory
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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Details
- Directed by
- John Sayles
- Released
- 28 Aug 1987
- Status
- Released
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Box office
- $1,680,358
- Votes
- 146 on TMDB
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- JJo HendersonMrs. Elkins
Josh MostelMayor Cabell Testerman
