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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.
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“It takes more than guns to kill a man.”
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Matewan (1987) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
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- Aug 28, 1987
- 2h 12m
- English
- John Sayles
- John Sayles
- Released
- $4.0M
- $1.7M
Cinecom Entertainment GroupFilm Gallery
Red Dog FilmsWinwood Productions
