Matewan
1080p
132 min
1987
Published on, 1 year ago
Matewan
1080p
132 min
1987
Published on, 1 year ago
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.
Country
Released
28 Aug, 1987
Main Cast
Supporting Cast
west virginia
appalachia
preacher
labor organizer
labor union
coal mining
1920s
worker's rights
miners strike
