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 | 9.341 |
Directed By
John Sayles
Crew
John Sayles
James Glenn Dudelson
Benita Allen
Nancy Gilmore
Amir Jacob Malin
Jem Cohen
Mark Balsam
P. Scott Sakamoto
Steve Apicella
Julie Hutchinson
Philip Stockton
Christopher Weir
Sean Fogel
Eve Battaglia
Cilista Eberle
Brent Haywood
Lynn Breschel
Louisa Heyward
James Sarzotti
Avy Kaufman
Ned Kandel
Daniel Boxer
Lee Shapira
Marissa Littlefield
Peter Kunz
Joel Ossenfort
Luke Latino
David Leonard
Ken Nelson
Bob Bailey
Leslie A. Pope
Ann Edgeworth
Pat McClinch
Morris Flam
Debbie Sarjeant
John Tintori
Susan Lyall
Robert Grindrod
Danny Aiello III
Anthony Dunne
John Robinson
Mitch Dubin
Lorna Scott
Shirley Belwood
Bob Marshak
Len DeVirgilio
John Sayles
Diana Pokorny
Stefan Czapsky
Lisa Schnall
Bruce Pross
Leigh Kyle
Paul Marcus
Erica Gelczis
Pam Flam
Pat McCarthy
Jerry Silva
John Sutton
Barbara-Ann Stein
Arthur Blum
Barbara Shapiro
Sarah Green
Leigh Johnson
Roland Brooks
Claiborne Lashley
David Halsey
Geraldine Peroni
Edgard Mourino
Ira Deutchman
Peggy Rajski
Matia Karrell
Anamarie Michnevich
Robert Bruce
Bill Lehne
Heidi Shulman
Holly Scarborough
Sara Malossini
Daniel Fisher
Nelle Stokes
Archie Lambert
Buddy Brewer
Jeff Butcher
Connie Lucas
Sandy Cox
Nancy Kim Parsons
Beth Bernstein
Ralph Renzi
David Hollander
Claudia Bailey
Roscoe Thomas
Bill McKinney
Chris Gibbin
Kevin Ball
Sonny Adkins
Vincent Gratzer
Davide Ferrario
Todd Wolfeil
Paul Marcus
Howard J. Calvert Jr.
Rachel Bower
David Smith
Gary Rosenblatt
Gabriele Campbell
Tom Fleischman
Mark Moore
John Sloss
Will Chapman
Andrea Gustke
Russell Berg
Almer Shuttle
Libby Bika
Newton Thomas Sigel
Brian Wenk
James Dean
Haskell Wexler
Gregory Jacobs
Sonya Polonsky
Peggy Rajski
Cynthia Flynt
Mason Daring
Dan Bishop
Nora Chavooshian
Maggie Renzi
Skip Lievsay
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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