Movie
Matewan (1987)
Budget
$4M
Revenue
$1.7M
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.
- Production
- Goldcrest · Cinecom Entertainment Group · Film Gallery · Red Dog Films · Winwood Productions
Cast
20 people
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Michael B. Preston
as Ellix (as Michael Preston)
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Jenni Cline
as Luann