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Matewan
“It takes more than guns to kill a man.”
★ 7.4· 1987· 132 min· Popularity 1PG-13
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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.
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Release Date: 8/28/1987
Runtime: 132 minutes
Languages: English, Italian
Director: John Sayles
Budget: $4.0M
Revenue: $1.7M
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Companies: Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery, Goldcrest, Red Dog Films, Winwood Productions
Countries: United States of America
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traitorbased on true storywest virginiagun battleracismpreacherdouble crosslabor organizerlabor unioncoal miningworkers union1920scoal minerworker's rightsminers strikemining companyslit throatunion strugglecompany townauthoritarian company
