Matewan1987
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.
- Released
- 28. 8. 1987
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Certification
- PG-13
- Country, language
- US · EN
- Community rating
- 7.4 · 130 votes