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Matewan (⫽ ˈ m eɪ t w ɒ n ⫽) 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.
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper), a scab named "Few...
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Aug 28, 1987 · A labor union organizer tries to unite black and Italian miners against the mining company and its thugs in 1920s Matewan, West Virginia. The film is based on a historical event and features Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones and Mary McDonnell.
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- Drama, History
- John Sayles
- 1987-08-28
Dec 28, 2019 · Subscribed. 590. 61K views 4 years ago. Directed by John Sayles with Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell and David Strathairn. Matewan Blu-ray (Amazon) : https://amzn.to/43xT1DX...
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A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company Mingo County, West Virginia, 1920. Coal miners, struggling to ...
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- Don Sheehan
The Battle of Matewan (also known as the Matewan Massacre [1]) was a shootout in the town of Matewan in Mingo County and the Pocahontas Coalfield mining district, in southern West Virginia. It occurred on May 19, 1920 between local coal miners and their allies and the Baldwin–Felts Detective Agency.
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Written and directed by John Sayles, this wrenching historical drama recounts the true story of a West Virginia coal town where the local miners’ struggle to form a union rose to the pitch of all-out war in 1920.
