| Release Date | 1987-08-28 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 132 minutes |
| Genres | Drama, History |
| Stars | Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn |
| Directors | John Sayles, Haskell Wexler, Skip Lievsay, Mason Daring, Peggy Rajski |
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.
