Matewan
Matewan
Release: 1987-08-28
·Runtime: 132m
·★ 7.4
Drama
History
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Cinecom Entertainment Group
Film Gallery
Goldcrest
Red Dog Films
Winwood Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
John Sayles
as Hardshell Preacher
Joe Grifasi
as Fausto
Maggie Renzi
as Rosaria
Nancy Mette
as Bridey Mae Tolliver
Josh Mostel
as Mayor Cabell Testerman
Michael Mantell
as Doolin
Ken Jenkins
as Sephus Purcell
Bob Gunton
as C.E. Lively
James Earl Jones
as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
David Strathairn
as Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Mary McDonnell
as Elma Radnor
Will Oldham
as Danny Radnor
Frank Hoyt Taylor
as Al Felts
Chris Cooper
as Joe Kenehan
Jace Alexander
as Hilllard Elkins
Mitch Scott
as Mister
Mason Daring
as Picker
Kevin Tighe
as Bill Hickey
Gary McCleery
as Ludie
Hazel Dickens
as Singer
Gordon Clapp
as Tom Griggs
Tom Wright
as Tom
Davide Ferrario
as Gianni
Crew
Mason Daring
Original Music Composer
Haskell Wexler
Director of Photography
Maggie Renzi
Producer
P. Scott Sakamoto
First Assistant Camera
Danny Aiello III
Stunts
Christopher Weir
Assistant Sound Editor
Davide Ferrario
Dialogue Coach
Jem Cohen
Assistant Property Master
John Sloss
Legal Services
Newton Thomas Sigel
Second Unit Director of Photography
Lorna Scott
Wardrobe Assistant
John Sayles
Director, Writer
Sarah Green
Assistant Production Manager
Bill McKinney
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Stefan Czapsky
Key Grip
Gregory Jacobs
Set Production Assistant
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Diana Pokorny
Unit Manager
Avy Kaufman
Additional Casting
Leslie A. Pope
Set Decoration