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.
- 7.4
- 1987
- Released
- 2h 12m
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
Gordon Clapp
Tom Griggs
Bob Gunton
C.E. Lively
Joe Grifasi
Fausto
Nancy Mette
Bridey Mae Tolliver
Jo Henderson
Mrs. Elkins
Josh Mostel
Mayor Cabell Testerman
Gary McCleery
Ludie
Tom Wright
TomMichael B. Preston
Ellix (as Michael Preston)Thomas A. Carlin
TurleyJenni Cline
Luann
Michael Mantell
DoolinJ.K. Kent Lilly
Pappy's Voice (voice)Ida Williams
Mrs. KnightesJames Kizer
TolbertRonnie Stapleton
StennisFrank Payne Jr.
Old MinerCharles Haywood
ShebNeale Clark
Isaac
Mitch Scott
MisterHazel Pearl
MissusMichael Frasher
Lee Felts
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Al FeltsFred Decker
JamesBill Morris
BassDelmas Lawhorn
ConductorWilliam Dean
BrokerP. Michael Munsey
BrokerStephen C. Hall
Redneck MinerPercy Fruit
Black MinerThomas Poore
Injured Black MinerTara Williams
Miner's WifeGerald Milnes
FiddlerJim Costa
Mandolin PlayerPhil Wiggins
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Released
en
$4,000,000.00
$1,680,358.00
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