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Matewan

Matewan

7,4 /10 (133 Votes)
1987 EN 132 min

Overview

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

28/08/1987

Votes

133

Popularity

1.6

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Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

132 min

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$1,680,358

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