Matewan

Matewan (1987)

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DramaHistory
  • Runtime

    2h 12m

  • Language

    EN

  • Production Countries

    United States of America

  • Release Date

    1987-08-28

Overview

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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