Matewan(Movie, 1987)

Name: Matewan
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1987
Duration: T02:12:00
Rating: 3.7

2h 12min | Genres: Drama, History

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 41 votes)

Matewan is a 1987 American independent drama film written and directed by John Sayles, and starring Chris Cooper (in his film debut), James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell and Will Oldham, with David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe and Gordon Clapp in supporting roles. The film dramatizes the events of the Battle of Matewan, a coal miners' strike in 1920 in Matewan, a small town in the hills of West Virginia. Matewan was a critical success but a box office flop, grossing under $2 million on an estimated $4 million budget. The film received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and received a Criterion Collection re-release ... ()

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Awards & Nominations for Matewan

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography

About Matewan

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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Trailer for Matewan + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Matewan (1987) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p](Trailer, 1:47)

Matewan (1987) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p] (Trailer) | Trailer (Trailer)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Appalachian Mountains

Made by: Goldcrest Films International, Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery, Red Dog Films

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Italian (IT)

Translated into 11 languages: Bulgarian (BG), English (EN), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 08/28/1987

Cast: Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe, Ken Jenkins, Gordon Clapp, Bob Gunton, Joe Grifasi, Josh Mostel, Davide Ferrario, John Sayles, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Mason Daring

Director: John Sayles

Screenwriter: John Sayles

Director of Photography: Haskell Wexler

Composer: Mason Daring

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Matewan - A Luta Final"

"Matewan - kuoleman kaivos"

"Ματωμένη Αμερική"

"メイトワン1920"

Keywords: preacher, west virginia, workers rights, labor organizer, coal mining, racism, based on true story, labor union, 1920s, miners strike

Budget: 4,000,000 USD

Revenue: 1,680,358 USD (= 42%)

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