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Matewan (/ ˈ m eɪ t w ɒ n /) is a 1987 American independent [2] [3] drama film written and directed by John Sayles, and starring Chris Cooper (in his film debut), James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell and Will Oldham, with David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe and Gordon Clapp in supporting roles. [4]
Matewan: Directed by John Sayles. With Chris Cooper, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn. A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company.
Nov 8, 2020 · Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper), a scab...
A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company Mingo County, West Virginia, 1920.
The Battle of Matewan (also known as the Matewan Massacre[1]) was a shootout in the town of Matewan in Mingo County and the Pocahontas Coalfield mining district, in southern West Virginia. It occurred on May 19, 1920 between local coal miners and their allies and the Baldwin–Felts Detective Agency.
Dec 28, 2019 · Matewan (1987) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] Directed by John Sayles with Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell and David Strathairn. Matewan Blu-ray (Amazon)...
Matewan. Written and directed by John Sayles, this wrenching historical drama recounts the true story of a West Virginia coal town where the local miners’ struggle to form a union rose to the pitch of all-out war in 1920.
Coal miners, struggling to form a union, are up against company operators and the gun thugs of the notorious Baldwin-Felts detective agency. Black and Italian miners, brought in by the company to break the strike, are caught between the two forces.
Union organizer, Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper), a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson (James Earl Jones) and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company...
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Matewan. Details: 1987, USA, Cert 15, 133 mins. Direction:John Sayles. With: Chris Cooper, David Strathairn, James Earl Jones, Ken Jenkins, Mary McDonnell and Will Oldham.
