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Matewan

"It takes more than guns to kill a man."

PG-13 1987 · 2h 12m · Drama, History
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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.

Theatrical
Aug 28, 1987
Box Office
$1.7M
Budget
$4.0M
Return
0.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 14, 2001
Theaters
1
Director
John Sayles
Producers
Amir Jacob Malin, Mark Balsam, Jerry Silva
Music
Mason Daring
Studio
Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery, Goldcrest, Red Dog Films, Winwood Productions
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