Back
Matewan
1987·2h 12m
Directed by John Sayles
With Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham and David Strathairn
DramaHistory
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.
Where cinemour placed it
0 placements
No one has placed this film on the grid yet.
Be the first. Log it and drop it on your grid.
Your review