Matewan (1987)
2h 12m
Running Time
August 28, 1987Release Date
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
Subs
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Cast & Crew.
Chris Cooper
Joe Kenehan
James Earl Jones
'Few Clothes' Johnson
Mary McDonnell
Elma Radnor
Will Oldham
Danny Radnor
David Strathairn
Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Ken Jenkins
Sephus Purcell
Kevin Tighe
Bill Hickey
Gordon Clapp
Tom Griggs
Bob Gunton
C.E. Lively
Jace Alexander
Hilllard Elkins
Joe Grifasi
Fausto
Nancy Mette
Bridey Mae Tolliver
Jo Henderson
Mrs. Elkins
Josh Mostel
Mayor Cabell Testerman
Gary McCleery
Ludie
Maggie Renzi
Rosaria / Producer
Tom Wright
Tom
Michael B. Preston
Ellix (as Michael Preston)
Thomas A. Carlin
Turley
Jenni Cline
Luann
Michael Mantell
Doolin
J.K. Kent Lilly
Pappy's Voice (voice)
Ida Williams
Mrs. Knightes
James Kizer
Tolbert
Ronnie Stapleton
Stennis
Davide Ferrario
Gianni / Dialogue Coach
Frank Payne Jr.
Old Miner
John Sayles
Hardshell Preacher / Director / Writer
Hazel Dickens
Singer
Charles Haywood
Sheb
Neale Clark
Isaac
Mitch Scott
Mister
Hazel Pearl
Missus
Michael Frasher
Lee Felts
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Al Felts
Fred Decker
James
Bill Morris
Bass
Delmas Lawhorn
Conductor
William Dean
Broker
P. Michael Munsey
Broker
Thomas Hal Phillips
Boxcar Guard
Stephen C. Hall
Redneck Miner
Percy Fruit
Black Miner
Thomas Poore
Injured Black Miner
Tara Williams
Miner's Wife
Gerald Milnes
Fiddler
Mason Daring
Picker / Original Music Composer
Jim Costa
Mandolin Player
Phil Wiggins
Harmonica Player
Barbara Shapiro
Casting
Peggy Rajski
Production Manager / Producer
Leigh Johnson
Assistant Set Decoration
Sarah Green
Assistant Production Manager
Jerry Silva
Executive Producer
Matia Karrell
First Assistant Director
Benita Allen
Second Assistant Director
Roland Brooks
Charge Scenic Artist
Bill Lehne
Leadman
Diana Pokorny
Unit Manager
Steve Apicella
Video Assist Operator
Len DeVirgilio
Stunts
Pat McClinch
Scenic Artist
James Sarzotti
Makeup & Hair
Marissa Littlefield
Assistant Sound Editor
Edgard Mourino
Stunt Coordinator
Will Chapman
Set Production Assistant
Leigh Kyle
Lead Set Dresser
Jem Cohen
Assistant Property Master
Bob Bailey
Location Assistant
Robert Bruce
Electrician
Susan Lyall
Assistant Costume Designer
Debbie Sarjeant
Second Assistant Camera
John Tintori
Script Supervisor
Heidi Shulman
Wardrobe Supervisor
David Leonard
Editorial Production Assistant
Ira Deutchman
Associate Producer
Anamarie Michnevich
Set Decoration
Ann Edgeworth
Property Master
Julie Hutchinson
Casting Assistant
Robert Grindrod
Casting Associate
Philip Stockton
Sound Editor
Christopher Weir
Assistant Sound Editor
Danny Aiello III
Stunts
James Glenn Dudelson
Associate Producer
Nancy Gilmore
Set Dresser
Joel Ossenfort
Scenic Artist
Sean Fogel
Assistant Grip
David Halsey
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Eve Battaglia
Casting Assistant
Cilista Eberle
Production Office Coordinator
Mark Balsam
Executive Producer
Bob Marshak
Still Photographer
Pam Flam
Casting Assistant
Shirley Belwood
Special Effects
Leslie A. Pope
Set Decoration
P. Scott Sakamoto
First Assistant Camera
Geraldine Peroni
Assistant Editor
Paul Marcus
Location Manager / Second Unit Location Manager
Arthur Blum
Grip
Robert K. Feldmann
Grip
John Sutton
Sound Mixer
Buddy Brewer
Set Production Assistant
Vincent Gratzer
Wardrobe Intern
Tom Fleischman
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Anthony Dunne
Construction Coordinator
Erica Gelczis
Assistant Grip
Morris Flam
Gaffer
Pat McCarthy
Assistant Production Coordinator
Archie Lambert
Art Department Production Assistant
Barbara-Ann Stein
Casting Consultant
Bruce Pross
Assistant Sound Editor
Louisa Heyward
Electrician
Howard J. Calvert Jr.
Art Department Manager
Daniel Fisher
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Ned Kandel
Associate Producer
Daniel Boxer
Assistant Set Dresser
Ken Nelson
Leadman
Lee Shapira
Grip
Lorna Scott
Wardrobe Assistant
Peter Kunz
Special Effects Coordinator
Nancy Kim Parsons
Art Department Production Assistant
Andrea Gustke
Wardrobe Intern
Stefan Czapsky
Key Grip
Lisa Schnall
Boom Operator
Avy Kaufman
Additional Casting
Newton Thomas Sigel
Second Unit Director of Photography
David Smith
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Brent Haywood
Leadman
John Robinson
Carpenter
Lynn Breschel
Best Boy Electric
Mitch Dubin
Camera Operator
Libby Bika
Production Assistant
Holly Scarborough
Wardrobe Intern
Amir Jacob Malin
Executive Producer
Claiborne Lashley
Assistant Grip
Luke Latino
Assistant Grip
Jeff Butcher
Art Department Assistant
Chris Gibbin
Art Department Production Assistant
Ralph Renzi
Set Production Assistant
David Hollander
Legal Services
Sandy Cox
Craft Service
Beth Bernstein
Production Assistant
Gabriele Campbell
Wardrobe Intern
Connie Lucas
Wardrobe Intern
Roscoe Thomas
Driver
Bill McKinney
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Kevin Ball
Set Production Assistant
Nelle Stokes
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Brian Wenk
Set Production Assistant
Sonny Adkins
Driver
Mark Moore
Driver
John Sloss
Legal Services
Claudia Bailey
Additional Camera
Sara Malossini
Dialogue Coach
Russell Berg
Special Effects
Todd Wolfeil
Special Effects
Almer Shuttle
Art Department Production Assistant
Rachel Bower
Set Production Assistant
Gary Rosenblatt
Publicist
James Dean
Art Department Production Assistant
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 28, 1987
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 12m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$4,000,000
Box Office$1,680,358
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
west virginia
based on a true story
racism
preacher
labor union
coal mining
1920s
miners strike
labor organizer
worker's rights
traitor
gun battle
double cross
workers union
coal miner
mining comany
slit throat
union struggle
company town
authoritarian company
italian diaspora
gun death
hired goons
Wiki.
Matewan () is a 1987 American independent drama film written and directed by John Sayles, and starring Chris Cooper (in his film debut), James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell and Will Oldham, with David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe and Gordon Clapp in supporting roles. The film dramatizes the events of the Battle of Matewan, a coal miners' strike in 1920 in Matewan, a small town in the hills of West Virginia.
Matewan was a critical success but a box office flop, grossing under $2 million on an estimated $4 million budget. The film received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and received a Criterion Collection re-release in 2019.
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