
Matewan (1987)
“It takes more than guns to kill a man.”
2h 12m·1987
IMDb7.9/10RT94%Metacritic73TMDB7.4/10
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.
Director: John Sayles
Top 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















