Drama • History
Matewan
19877.42h 12m
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.
About
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.
DramaHistory1987Movie2h 12m
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
Ken Jenkins
Sephus Purcell
Kevin Tighe
Bill Hickey
Gordon Clapp
Tom Griggs
Bob Gunton
C.E. Lively
Jace Alexander
Hilllard Elkins
More Like This
HD
Pale Rider
7.21985Movie
HD
Free State of Jones
6.82016Movie
HD
Glory
7.51989Movie
HD
Son of the South
6.52021Movie
HD
Lawless
7.12012Movie
HD
The Patriot
7.22000Movie
HD
The Burial
7.12023Movie
HD
Live by Night
6.32016Movie
HD
The Devil All the Time
7.22020Movie
HD
Old Henry
7.32021Movie
HD
The Woman King
7.62022Movie
HD
Gods and Generals
6.42003Movie