Watch Full Matewan (1987) : Online Movie 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 | : | Aug 28, 1987 |
| Runtime | : | |
| Genres | : | Drama, History |
| Production Company | : | Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery, Goldcrest, Red Dog Films, Winwood Productions |
| Production Countries | : | United States of America |
| Casts | : | Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, Ken Jenkins, Kevin Tighe, Gordon Clapp, Bob Gunton, Jace Alexander, Joe Grifasi |
| Plot Keywords | : | traitor, based on true story, west virginia, gun battle, racism, preacher, double cross, labor organizer, labor union, coal mining, workers union, 1920s, coal miner, worker's rights, miners strike, mining company, slit throat, union struggle, company town, authoritarian company, italian diaspora, gun death, hired goons |
Similar Movies Matewan (1987)
24-01-2009
21-08-1959
01-01-1970
24-10-2018
28-03-1999
30-09-1977
15-12-2021
30-04-2014
31-10-2024
04-08-1969
27-04-1990
26-06-2009
15-05-1909
15-04-1943
25-08-1999
14-03-1986
13-02-1955
05-07-1956
11-04-1981