Matewan
It takes more than guns to kill a man.
19872h 12mNo ratings yet
- Drama
- History
Overview
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.
Keywords
- racism
- based on true story
- traitor
- 1920s
- double cross
- labor union
- preacher
- gun battle
- miners strike
- appalachia
- west virginia
- coal miner
- coal mining
- labor organizer
- worker's rights
- company town
- workers union
- mining company
- slit throat
- gun death
- union struggle
- italian diaspora
- hired goons
- authoritarian company
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 28, 1987
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- english, italian
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Goldcrest,Cinecom Entertainment Group,Film Gallery,Red Dog Films,Winwood Productions,Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery, Goldcrest, Red Dog Films, Winwood Productions
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Revenue
- $1,680,358
- IMDb
- tt0093509