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Matewan

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.

August 28, 1987
132 min
PG-13
John Sayles, Matia Karrell, Benita Allen, John Tintori
John Sayles
English
$4,000,000
$1,680,358
Released
Crew122 crew members
Backdrops1 images Posters10 images
Trailers1 video
Matewan (1987) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]