
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 CooperJoe Kenehan

James Earl Jones'Few Clothes' Johnson

Mary McDonnellElma Radnor

Will OldhamDanny Radnor

David StrathairnPolice Chief Sid Hatfield

Ken JenkinsSephus Purcell

Kevin TigheBill Hickey

Gordon ClappTom Griggs

Bob GuntonC.E. Lively

Joe GrifasiFausto