Matewan
1987/08/28 (US) | Drama, History
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.
John Sayles
Director
Lead Cast
Chris Cooper
Joe Kenehan
James Earl Jones
'Few Clothes' Johnson
Mary McDonnell
Elma Radnor
Will Oldham
Danny Radnor
David Strathairn
Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Ken Jenkins
Sephus Purcell
Kevin Tighe
Bill Hickey
Recommendations
Budget
$ 4,000,000
Revenue
$ 1,680,358
Status
Released
Production Company
- Cinecom Entertainment Group
- Film Gallery
- Goldcrest
- Red Dog Films
Crews
James Glenn Dudelson
Associate Producer
Benita Allen
Second Assistant Director
Nancy Gilmore
Set Dresser
Amir Jacob Malin
Executive Producer
Jem Cohen
Assistant Property Master
Mark Balsam
Executive Producer
P. Scott Sakamoto
First Assistant Camera