Matewan (1987)

Movie"It takes more than guns to kill a man."
Audience Score
73
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PG-13 2 hr 12 minAug 28th, 1987Drama, History
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.
StarringChris CooperJames Earl JonesMary McDonnell
DirectorJohn Sayles
WriterJohn Sayles

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 28th, 1987
On DVD & Blu-ray:August 14th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$4,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$1,680,358 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Amir Jacob Malin, Mark Balsam, Jerry Silva
Production Companies:Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery, Goldcrest, Red Dog Films, Winwood Productions
Movie Tags:
based on true storyracism1920slabor unionpreachercoal miningwest virginiaappalachiaworker's rightsminers strike