Matewan
Matewan

Matewan1987

Directed by John Sayles

It takes more than guns to kill a man.

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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Chris Cooper - Joe KenehanJames Earl Jones - 'Few Clothes' JohnsonMary McDonnell - Elma RadnorWill Oldham - Danny RadnorDavid Strathairn - Police Chief Sid HatfieldKen Jenkins - Sephus PurcellKevin Tighe - Bill HickeyGordon Clapp - Tom GriggsBob Gunton - C.E. LivelyJace Alexander - Hilllard Elkins
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