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Summary

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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Cast

  • Chris Cooper

    Chris Cooper

    Joe Kenehan

  • James Earl Jones

    James Earl Jones

    'Few Clothes' Johnson

  • Mary McDonnell

    Mary McDonnell

    Elma Radnor

  • Will Oldham

    Will Oldham

    Danny Radnor

  • David Strathairn

    David Strathairn

    Police Chief Sid Hatfield

  • Ken Jenkins

    Ken Jenkins

    Sephus Purcell

  • Kevin Tighe

    Kevin Tighe

    Hickey

  • Gordon Clapp

    Gordon Clapp

    Griggs

  • Bob Gunton

    Bob Gunton

    C.E. Lively

  • Joe Grifasi

    Joe Grifasi

    Fausto

  • Nancy Mette

    Nancy Mette

    Bridey Mae Tolliver

  • Josh Mostel

    Josh Mostel

    Mayor Cabell Testerman

  • Gary McCleery

    Gary McCleery

    Ludie

  • Tom Wright

    Tom Wright

    Tom

  • Michael Mantell

    Michael Mantell

    Doolin

  • Frank Hoyt Taylor

    Frank Hoyt Taylor

    Al Felts