Matewan 1987

It takes more than guns to kill a man.

7.3 / 10   95 vote(s)
PG-13
Drama History

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.

Release Date 1987-08-28
Runtime 2h 12m
Directors John Sayles, Haskell Wexler, Matia Karrell, Benita Allen, Newton Thomas Sigel
Producers Maggie Renzi, Peggy Rajski, Amir Jacob Malin, Mark Balsam, Jerry Silva, Ira Deutchman, James Glenn Dudelson, Ned Kandel
Writer John Sayles