Poster movie

Matewan

Drama

History

Lenguage:132 min

Duration:en

Release date:Aug 28, 1987

Calificacion:7.3

Description:

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.

Cast

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
Joe Grifasi
Joe GrifasiFausto

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