Genres
Duration
132 min
Director
John Sayles
Rating
7.4
Release Date
August 28, 1987
Matewan
Original title: Matewan
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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.
Matewan cast
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Chris Cooper
Character:
Joe Kenehan
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James Earl Jones
Character:
'Few Clothes' Johnson
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Mary McDonnell
Character:
Elma Radnor
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Will Oldham
Character:
Danny Radnor
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David Strathairn
Character:
Police Chief Sid Hatfield
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Ken Jenkins
Character:
Sephus Purcell
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Kevin Tighe
Character:
Bill Hickey
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Gordon Clapp
Character:
Tom Griggs
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Bob Gunton
Character:
C.E. Lively
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Jace Alexander
Character:
Hilllard Elkins
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Joe Grifasi
Character:
Fausto
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Nancy Mette
Character:
Bridey Mae Tolliver
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Jo Henderson
Character:
Mrs. Elkins
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Josh Mostel
Character:
Mayor Cabell Testerman
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Gary McCleery
Character:
Ludie
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Maggie Renzi
Character:
Rosaria
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Tom Wright
Character:
Tom
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Michael B. Preston
Character:
Ellix (as Michael Preston)
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Thomas A. Carlin
Character:
Turley
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Jenni Cline
Character:
Luann
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Michael Mantell
Character:
Doolin
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J.K. Kent Lilly
Character:
Pappy's Voice (voice)
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Ida Williams
Character:
Mrs. Knightes
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James Kizer
Character:
Tolbert
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Ronnie Stapleton
Character:
Stennis
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Davide Ferrario
Character:
Gianni
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Frank Payne Jr.
Character:
Old Miner
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John Sayles
Character:
Hardshell Preacher
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Hazel Dickens
Character:
Singer
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Charles Haywood
Character:
Sheb
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Neale Clark
Character:
Isaac
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Mitch Scott
Character:
Mister
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Hazel Pearl
Character:
Missus
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Michael Frasher
Character:
Lee Felts
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Frank Hoyt Taylor
Character:
Al Felts
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Fred Decker
Character:
James
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Bill Morris
Character:
Bass
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Delmas Lawhorn
Character:
Conductor
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William Dean
Character:
Broker
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P. Michael Munsey
Character:
Broker
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Thomas Hal Phillips
Character:
Boxcar Guard
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Stephen C. Hall
Character:
Redneck Miner
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Percy Fruit
Character:
Black Miner
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Thomas Poore
Character:
Injured Black Miner
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Tara Williams
Character:
Miner's Wife
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Gerald Milnes
Character:
Fiddler
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Mason Daring
Character:
Picker
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Jim Costa
Character:
Mandolin Player
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Phil Wiggins
Character:
Harmonica Player
