Matewan

Drama, History | 1987-08-28 | United States of America

7.3 / 10

132 min.

It takes more than guns to kill a man.

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.

Cinecom Entertainment Group

Film Gallery

Goldcrest

Red Dog Films

Winwood Productions