Matewan(1987)
DramaHistoryRated PG-13132 min.
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.
"It takes more than guns to kill a man."
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OriginUnited States of America
Languagesen
CompaniesCinecom Entertainment Group/Film Gallery/Goldcrest/Red Dog Films/Winwood Productions
Budget4 M$
Revenue1.7 M$
Estimate ROI43 %
