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Matewan

Matewan

1987 · Movie · 132 min · ★ 7.4

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Plot, cast and details

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.

Rated PG-13Director: John SaylesDramaHistory
  • 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