Matewan

movie

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.

Cast & crew

Bob Gunton · Chris Cooper · David Strathairn · Gordon Clapp · Jace Alexander · James Earl Jones · Ken Jenkins · Kevin Tighe · Mary McDonnell · Will Oldham · John Sayles

Studios & networks

Cinecom Entertainment Group · Film Gallery · Goldcrest · Red Dog Films · Winwood Productions