Matewan

7.4 1987 | 132 min

Drama History

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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Title: Matewan
Original Title: Matewan
Year: 1987
Release Date: August 28, 1987
Rating: 7.4/10 (133 votes)
Popularity: 1.3
Runtime: 132 minutes
Genres: Drama, History
Director(s): John Sayles
Writer(s): John Sayles
Producer(s): Peggy Rajski, Maggie Renzi
Language: English, Italian
Country: United States of America
Budget: $4,000,000
Revenue: $1,680,358
Status: Released
Tagline: It takes more than guns to kill a man.
TMDB ID: 24276
IMDB ID: tt0093509
IMDB Link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093509
TMDB Link: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/24276
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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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