Matewan
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.
Average Score : 73
It takes more than guns to kill a man.
Status: Released
Release Date: 1987-08-28
Production Companies Cinecom Entertainment Group Film Gallery Goldcrest Red Dog Films Winwood Productions
Production Countries United States of America,
Run time: 132 minutes
Budget: $4,000,000
Revenue: $1,680,358
