Matewan
It takes more than guns to kill a man.
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.
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, John Tintori, Matia Karrell, Benita Allen
Country: United States of America
Produced By: Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery, Goldcrest, Red Dog Films, Winwood Productions
Runtime: 132
Release: 1987
Rating: 7.4 out of 10
Language: English, Italiano, en,
Views: 228
Content Rating:PG-13
Quality: DVD
Also known as: メイトワン1920, Matewan - Kuoleman Kaivos, Ματωμένη Αμερική, Matewan - A Luta Final, 메이트원
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