Matewan
It takes more than guns to kill a man.
1987-08-28 | 132 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Chris CooperJoe Kenehan
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James Earl Jones'Few Clothes' Johnson
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Mary McDonnellElma Radnor
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Will OldhamDanny Radnor
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David StrathairnPolice Chief Sid Hatfield
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Ken JenkinsSephus Purcell
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Kevin TigheHickey
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Gordon ClappGriggs
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Bob GuntonC.E. Lively
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Jace AlexanderHilllard Elkins
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Joe GrifasiFausto
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Nancy MetteBridey Mae Tolliver
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Josh MostelMayor Cabell Testerman
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Gary McCleeryLudie
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Maggie RenziRosaria
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Tom WrightTom
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