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Matewan

Directed by John Sayles
1987    2h 12m    PG-13
Drama, History
7.994%93%
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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.
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Cast of Matewan
  • Chris CooperJoe Kenehan
  • James Earl Jones'Few Clothes' Johnson
  • Mary McDonnellElma Radnor
  • Will OldhamDanny Radnor
  • David StrathairnPolice Chief Sid Hatfield
  • Ken JenkinsSephus Purcell
  • Kevin TigheHickey
  • Gordon ClappGriggs
  • Bob GuntonC.E. Lively
  • Jace AlexanderHilllard Elkins
  • Joe GrifasiFausto
  • Nancy MetteBridey Mae Tolliver
  • Jo HendersonMrs. Elkins
  • Josh MostelMayor Cabell Testerman
  • Gary McCleeryLudie
  • Maggie RenziRosaria
  • Tom WrightTom
  • Michael B. PrestonEllix (as Michael Preston)
  • Thomas A. CarlinTurley
  • Jenni ClineLuann
  • Michael MantellDoolin
  • J.K. Kent LillyPappy's Voice (voice)
  • Ida WilliamsMrs. Knightes
  • James KizerTolbert
  • Ronnie StapletonStennis
  • Davide FerrarioGianni
  • Frank Payne Jr.Old Miner
  • John SaylesHardshell Preacher
  • Hazel DickensSinger
  • Charles HaywoodSheb
  • Neale ClarkIsaac
  • Mitch ScottMister
  • Hazel PearlMissus
  • Michael FrasherLee Felts
  • Frank Hoyt TaylorAl Felts
  • Fred DeckerJames
  • Bill MorrisBass
  • Delmas LawhornConductor
  • William DeanBroker
  • P. Michael MunseyBroker
  • Thomas Hal PhillipsBoxcar Guard
  • Stephen C. HallRedneck Miner
  • Percy FruitBlack Miner
  • Thomas PooreInjured Black Miner
  • Tara WilliamsMiner's Wife
  • Gerald MilnesFiddler
  • Mason DaringPicker
  • Jim CostaMandolin Player
  • Phil WigginsHarmonica Player
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