Matewan
Rating: 7.4 · 1987 · Drama, History · USA · 2 ч 12 мин
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 1987
- Genre
- Drama, History
- Country
- USA
- Runtime
- 2 ч 12 мин
- TMDB
- 7.4
- IMDb
- 7.4
- Tagline
- It takes more than guns to kill a man.
Director
Cast
- 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
- Jace Alexander — Hilllard Elkins
- Joe Grifasi — Fausto
- Nancy Mette — Bridey Mae Tolliver
- Jo Henderson — Mrs. Elkins
- Josh Mostel — Mayor Cabell Testerman
- Gary McCleery — Ludie
- Maggie Renzi — Rosaria
- Tom Wright — Tom
- Michael B. Preston — Ellix (as Michael Preston)
- Thomas A. Carlin — Turley
- Jenni Cline — Luann