Matewan

1987 "It takes more than guns to kill a man."
Matewan
7.9| 2h12m| PG-13| en| Drama, History
Storyline

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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  • Matewan Cast
Chris Cooper as Joe Kenehan
James Earl Jones as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
Mary McDonnell as Elma Radnor
Will Oldham as Danny Radnor
David Strathairn as Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Ken Jenkins as Sephus Purcell
Kevin Tighe as Hickey
Gordon Clapp as Griggs
Bob Gunton as C.E. Lively