Matewan1987
It takes more than guns to kill a man.
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Actors
Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, Ken Jenkins, Bob Gunton, Jace Alexander, Josh Mostel, Hazel Dickens
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Versions
Theatrical – 132 Minutes
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About the film
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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Ratings
7.4tmdb
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