Matewan (1987)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $4,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,680,358.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.0533 |
Directed By
John Sayles
Crew
John Sayles
Barbara Shapiro
Peggy Rajski
Leigh Johnson
Sarah Green
Jerry Silva
Matia Karrell
Benita Allen
Roland Brooks
Bill Lehne
Diana Pokorny
Steve Apicella
Len DeVirgilio
Pat McClinch
James Sarzotti
Marissa Littlefield
Edgard Mourino
Will Chapman
Leigh Kyle
Jem Cohen
Bob Bailey
Robert Bruce
Susan Lyall
Debbie Sarjeant
John Tintori
Heidi Shulman
David Leonard
Ira Deutchman
Anamarie Michnevich
Ann Edgeworth
Julie Hutchinson
Robert Grindrod
Philip Stockton
Christopher Weir
Danny Aiello III
James Glenn Dudelson
Nancy Gilmore
Joel Ossenfort
John Sayles
Sean Fogel
David Halsey
Eve Battaglia
Cilista Eberle
Mark Balsam
Bob Marshak
Pam Flam
Shirley Belwood
Leslie A. Pope
P. Scott Sakamoto
Geraldine Peroni
Paul Marcus
Arthur Blum
John Sutton
Buddy Brewer
Vincent Gratzer
Tom Fleischman
Anthony Dunne
Erica Gelczis
Morris Flam
Pat McCarthy
Archie Lambert
Barbara-Ann Stein
Bruce Pross
Louisa Heyward
Howard J. Calvert Jr.
Daniel Fisher
Ned Kandel
Daniel Boxer
Ken Nelson
Lee Shapira
Lorna Scott
Peter Kunz
Nancy Kim Parsons
Andrea Gustke
Stefan Czapsky
Lisa Schnall
Avy Kaufman
Newton Thomas Sigel
David Smith
Brent Haywood
John Robinson
Lynn Breschel
Mitch Dubin
Libby Bika
Holly Scarborough
Davide Ferrario
Amir Jacob Malin
Claiborne Lashley
Luke Latino
Paul Marcus
Jeff Butcher
Chris Gibbin
Ralph Renzi
David Hollander
Sandy Cox
Beth Bernstein
Gabriele Campbell
Connie Lucas
Roscoe Thomas
Bill McKinney
Kevin Ball
Nelle Stokes
Brian Wenk
Sonny Adkins
Mark Moore
John Sloss
Claudia Bailey
Sara Malossini
Russell Berg
Todd Wolfeil
Almer Shuttle
Rachel Bower
Gary Rosenblatt
James Dean
Haskell Wexler
Gregory Jacobs
Skip Lievsay
Dan Bishop
Nora Chavooshian
Sonya Polonsky
Cynthia Flynt
Mason Daring
Peggy Rajski
Maggie Renzi
TOP 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
Joe Grifasi
Fausto
Nancy Mette
Bridey Mae Tolliver
Jo Henderson
Mrs. Elkins
Josh Mostel
Mayor Cabell Testerman
Gary McCleery
Ludie
Maggie Renzi
Rosaria
Tom Wright
Tom
Michael B. Preston
Ellix (as Michael Preston)
Thomas A. Carlin
Turley
Jenni Cline
Luann
Michael Mantell
Doolin
J.K. Kent Lilly
Pappy's Voice (voice)
Ida Williams
Mrs. Knightes
James Kizer
Tolbert
Ronnie Stapleton
Stennis
Davide Ferrario
Gianni
Frank Payne Jr.
Old Miner
John Sayles
Hardshell Preacher
Hazel Dickens
Singer
Charles Haywood
Sheb
Neale Clark
Isaac
Mitch Scott
Mister
Hazel Pearl
Missus
Michael Frasher
Lee Felts
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Al Felts
Fred Decker
James
Bill Morris
Bass
Delmas Lawhorn
Conductor
William Dean
Broker
P. Michael Munsey
Broker
Thomas Hal Phillips
Boxcar Guard
Stephen C. Hall
Redneck Miner
Percy Fruit
Black Miner
Thomas Poore
Injured Black Miner
Tara Williams
Miner's Wife
Gerald Milnes
Fiddler
Mason Daring
Picker
Jim Costa
Mandolin Player
Phil Wiggins
Harmonica Player
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