Free Watch Matewan (1987) : Movie Online 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 | : | Aug 28, 1987 |
| Runtime | : | |
| Genres | : | Drama, History |
| Production Company | : | Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery, Goldcrest, Red Dog Films, Winwood Productions |
| Production Countries | : | United States of America |
| Casts | : | Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, Ken Jenkins, Kevin Tighe, Gordon Clapp, Bob Gunton, Jace Alexander, Joe Grifasi |
| Plot Keywords | : | traitor, based on true story, west virginia, gun battle, racism, preacher, double cross, labor organizer, labor union, coal mining, workers union, 1920s, coal miner, worker's rights, miners strike, mining company, slit throat, union struggle, company town, authoritarian company, italian diaspora, gun death, hired goons |
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