Matewan

Matewan (It takes more than guns to kill a man.)

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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Top Cast

Chris Cooper

As Joe Kenehan

James Earl Jones

As 'Few Clothes' Johnson

Mary McDonnell

As Elma Radnor

Will Oldham

As Danny Radnor

David Strathairn

As Police Chief Sid Hatfield

Ken Jenkins

As Sephus Purcell

Kevin Tighe

As Bill Hickey

Gordon Clapp

As Tom Griggs

Bob Gunton

As C.E. Lively

Jace Alexander

As Hilllard Elkins

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