Matewan
HD
PG-13
IMDb 7.9/8,430
132 min
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.
Type:
Movie
Country:
United States of America
Release:
1987-08-28
Year:
1987
Director:
Avy Kaufman
Production:
Goldcrest, Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery, Red Dog Films
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