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Matewan

It takes more than guns to kill a man.

  • Movie
  • 1987
  • PG-13
  • 2h 12m

Directed by John Sayles

7.4

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7.4 out of 10 from 147 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Chris Cooper

    Chris CooperJoe Kenehan

  • James Earl Jones

    James Earl Jones'Few Clothes' Johnson

  • Mary McDonnell

    Mary McDonnellElma Radnor

  • Will Oldham

    Will OldhamDanny Radnor

  • David Strathairn

    David StrathairnPolice Chief Sid Hatfield

  • Ken Jenkins

    Ken JenkinsSephus Purcell

  • Kevin Tighe

    Kevin TigheBill Hickey

  • Gordon Clapp

    Gordon ClappTom Griggs

  • Bob Gunton

    Bob GuntonC.E. Lively

  • Jace Alexander

    Jace AlexanderHilllard Elkins

  • Joe Grifasi

    Joe GrifasiFausto

  • Nancy Mette

    Nancy MetteBridey Mae Tolliver

  • Jo HendersonMrs. Elkins

  • Josh Mostel

    Josh MostelMayor Cabell Testerman

  • Gary McCleery

    Gary McCleeryLudie

  • Maggie Renzi

    Maggie RenziRosaria

  • Tom Wright

    Tom WrightTom

  • Michael B. PrestonEllix (as Michael Preston)

Director
John Sayles
Writer
John Sayles
Music
Mason Daring
Cinematography
Haskell Wexler