Matewan

It takes more than guns to kill a man.

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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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Creators

John Sayles

director

John Sayles

writer

Cast

Chris Cooper actor James Earl Jones actor Mary McDonnell actor

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Will Oldham actor David Strathairn actor Ken Jenkins actor Kevin Tighe actor Gordon Clapp actor Bob Gunton actor

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Jace Alexander actor Joe Grifasi actor

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Nancy Mette actor

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Jo Henderson actor Josh Mostel actor

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Gary McCleery actor

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Maggie Renzi actor Tom Wright actor

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Michael B. Preston actor

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Thomas A. Carlin actor

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Jenni Cline actor