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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.

Top Cast

  • 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

Overview

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.

Rating

7.4 / 10
133 Reviews
1 Popular

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