Matewan

Duration : 2 h 12 min

Status : Released

Description : 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.

Budget : 4,000,000

Revenue : 1,680,358

Release Date : Fri Aug 28 1987

Genres : Drama, History,