Matewan
movie
It takes more than guns to kill a man.
Released August 28, 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.
Cast
Chris Cooper
as
Joe Kenehan
James Earl Jones
as
'Few Clothes' Johnson
Mary McDonnell
as
Elma Radnor
Will Oldham
as
Danny Radnor
David Strathairn
as
Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Ken Jenkins
as
Sephus Purcell
Kevin Tighe
as
Bill Hickey
Gordon Clapp
as
Tom Griggs
Bob Gunton
as
C.E. Lively
Jace Alexander
as
Hilllard Elkins
Joe Grifasi
as
Fausto
Nancy Mette
as
Bridey Mae Tolliver
Crew
John Sayles
as
Director
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Amir Jacob Malin
as
Executive Producer
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Mark Balsam
as
Executive Producer
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Jerry Silva
as
Executive Producer
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Ira Deutchman
as
Associate Producer
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James Glenn Dudelson
as
Associate Producer
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Ned Kandel
as
Associate Producer
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Barbara Shapiro
as
Casting
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Peggy Rajski
as
Production Manager
Sarah Green
as
Assistant Production Manager
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Matia Karrell
as
First Assistant Director
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Benita Allen
as
Second Assistant Director