Matewan
"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.
| Release Date | August 28, 1987 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Matewan | |
| Runtime | 2h 12min | |
| Budget | $4,000,000 | |
| Revenue | $1,680,358 | |
| Language | English, Italian | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United States of America | |
| Production Companies | Cinecom Entertainment GroupFilm GalleryGoldcrestRed Dog FilmsWinwood Productions | |