Description
The movie Matewan (Original title Matewan) has in the main roles on Chris Cooper (Joe Kenehan), James Earl Jones ('Few Clothes' Johnson), Mary McDonnell (Elma Radnor), David Strathairn (Police Chief Sid Hatfield) The release date of the movie is 28.08.1987. This movie it is produced by Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery, Goldcrest, Red Dog Films, Winwood Productions . Filmed in the following locations: Thurmond, West Virginia, USA . Production countries: United States of America Movie Genre: Movies Drama, Movies 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.