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Matewan (1987)
A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company. (source: imdb.com)
Matewan Cast
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Joe Kenehan -
'Few Clothes' Johnson -
Elma Radnor -
Danny Radnor -
Police Chief Sid Hatfield -
Sephus Purcell -
Griggs -
Hickey -
Hardshell Preacher -
C.E. Lively -
Hillard Elkins -
Rosaria -
Harmonica player -
Doolin
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Release Date
18 May 1987
Budget
$4,000,000
US Box Office
$2,000,000
Tagline
It takes more than guns to kill a man
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Country
USA
Filming Locations
New River Gorge, New River Gorge National River, West Virginia, USA
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Themes
Tones
Tags
Bishop, Boss [employer], Coal, Conflict, Family, Immigrant, Kill, Labor Relations, Labor [work], Leader, Mercenary, Rebel, Rurality, Scab, Sheriff, Striker, Thug, Union Dispute, Union [labor Union]
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Matewan (1987) is an American drama film written and directed by John Sayles, illustrating the events of a coal mine-workers' strike and attempt to unionize in 1920 in Matewan, a small town in the hills of West Virginia.
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