Cast & crew
Matewan (1987)
Directed by John Sayles Written by John Sayles
Cast
| Will Oldham | Danny Radnor |
| Chris Cooper | Joe Kenehan |
| James Earl Jones | 'Few Clothes' Johnson |
| Mary McDonnell | Elma Radnor |
| David Strathairn | Police Chief Sid Hatfield |
| Ken Jenkins | Sephus Purcell |
| Kevin Tighe | Bill Hickey |
| Gordon Clapp | Tom Griggs |
| Bob Gunton | C.E. Lively |
| Jace Alexander | Hilllard Elkins |
| Nancy Mette | Bridey Mae Tolliver |
| Joe Grifasi | Fausto |
| Jo Henderson | Mrs. Elkins |
| Josh Mostel | Mayor Cabell Testerman |
| Michael B. Preston | Ellix (as Michael Preston) |
| Jenni Cline | Luann |
| Thomas A. Carlin | Turley |
| Maggie Renzi | Rosaria |
| Tom Wright | Tom |
| Michael Mantell | Doolin |
| Gary McCleery | Ludie |
| J.K. Kent Lilly | Pappy's Voice (voice) |
| James Kizer | Tolbert |
| Ronnie Stapleton | Stennis |
| Davide Ferrario | Gianni |
| Frank Payne Jr. | Old Miner |
| John Sayles | Hardshell Preacher |
| Hazel Dickens | Singer |
| Charles Haywood | Sheb |
| Neale Clark | Isaac |
| Mitch Scott | Mister |
| Hazel Pearl | Missus |
| Michael Frasher | Lee Felts |
| Fred Decker | James |
| Frank Hoyt Taylor | Al Felts |
| Thomas Hal Phillips | Boxcar Guard |
| Stephen C. Hall | Redneck Miner |
| Bill Morris | Bass |
| Delmas Lawhorn | Conductor |
| William Dean | Broker |
| P. Michael Munsey | Broker |
| Percy Fruit | Black Miner |
| Thomas Poore | Injured Black Miner |
| Tara Williams | Miner's Wife |
| Gerald Milnes | Fiddler |
| Jim Costa | Mandolin Player |
| Phil Wiggins | Harmonica Player |
| Ida Williams | Mrs. Knightes |
| Mason Daring | Picker |
Crew
| Benita Allen | Second Assistant Director |
| James Glenn Dudelson | Associate Producer |
| John Sayles | Director |
| Amir Jacob Malin | Executive Producer |
| Nancy Gilmore | Set Dresser |
| Jem Cohen | Assistant Property Master |
| P. Scott Sakamoto | First Assistant Camera |
| Mark Balsam | Executive Producer |
| Steve Apicella | Video Assist Operator |
| Christopher Weir | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Julie Hutchinson | Casting Assistant |
| Philip Stockton | Sound Editor |
| Sean Fogel | Assistant Grip |
| Brent Haywood | Leadman |
| Cilista Eberle | Production Office Coordinator |
| Eve Battaglia | Casting Assistant |
| Ned Kandel | Associate Producer |
| Lynn Breschel | Best Boy Electric |
| Avy Kaufman | Additional Casting |
| James Sarzotti | Makeup & Hair |
| Louisa Heyward | Electrician |
| Joel Ossenfort | Scenic Artist |
| Peter Kunz | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Daniel Boxer | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Marissa Littlefield | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Lee Shapira | Grip |
| Luke Latino | Assistant Grip |
| David Leonard | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Bob Bailey | Location Assistant |
| Leslie A. Pope | Set Decoration |
| Ken Nelson | Leadman |
| Debbie Sarjeant | Second Assistant Camera |
| John Tintori | Script Supervisor |
| Ann Edgeworth | Property Master |
| Pat McClinch | Scenic Artist |
| Morris Flam | Gaffer |
| Robert Grindrod | Casting Associate |
| Susan Lyall | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Anthony Dunne | Construction Coordinator |
| John Robinson | Carpenter |
| Danny Aiello III | Stunts |
| Mitch Dubin | Camera Operator |
| Bob Marshak | Still Photographer |
| Lorna Scott | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Shirley Belwood | Special Effects |
| Lisa Schnall | Boom Operator |
| Diana Pokorny | Unit Manager |
| Len DeVirgilio | Stunts |
| John Sayles | Writer |
| Stefan Czapsky | Key Grip |
| Bruce Pross | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Leigh Kyle | Lead Set Dresser |
| Paul Marcus | Location Manager |
| Robert K. Feldmann | Grip |
| Pat McCarthy | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Jerry Silva | Executive Producer |
| Pam Flam | Casting Assistant |
| Erica Gelczis | Assistant Grip |
| John Sutton | Sound Mixer |
| Barbara-Ann Stein | Casting Consultant |
| Sarah Green | Assistant Production Manager |
| Leigh Johnson | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Barbara Shapiro | Casting |
| Arthur Blum | Grip |
| David Halsey | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Roland Brooks | Charge Scenic Artist |
| Edgard Mourino | Stunt Coordinator |
| Claiborne Lashley | Assistant Grip |
| Geraldine Peroni | Assistant Editor |
| Matia Karrell | First Assistant Director |
| Ira Deutchman | Associate Producer |
| Peggy Rajski | Production Manager |
| Anamarie Michnevich | Set Decoration |
| Heidi Shulman | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Holly Scarborough | Wardrobe Intern |
| Sara Malossini | Dialogue Coach |
| Robert Bruce | Electrician |
| Bill Lehne | Leadman |
| Archie Lambert | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Daniel Fisher | Set Dressing Production Assistant |
| Nelle Stokes | Set Dressing Production Assistant |
| Buddy Brewer | Set Production Assistant |
| Jeff Butcher | Art Department Assistant |
| Connie Lucas | Wardrobe Intern |
| Nancy Kim Parsons | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Beth Bernstein | Production Assistant |
| Sandy Cox | Craft Service |
| Bill McKinney | Set Dressing Production Assistant |
| Ralph Renzi | Set Production Assistant |
| Claudia Bailey | Additional Camera |
| David Hollander | Legal Services |
| Roscoe Thomas | Driver |
| Davide Ferrario | Dialogue Coach |
| Chris Gibbin | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Kevin Ball | Set Production Assistant |
| Vincent Gratzer | Wardrobe Intern |
| Sonny Adkins | Driver |
| Todd Wolfeil | Special Effects |
| Rachel Bower | Set Production Assistant |
| David Smith | Set Dressing Production Assistant |
| Paul Marcus | Second Unit Location Manager |
| Howard J. Calvert Jr. | Art Department Manager |
| Gary Rosenblatt | Publicist |
| Tom Fleischman | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Will Chapman | Set Production Assistant |
| Gabriele Campbell | Wardrobe Intern |
| John Sloss | Legal Services |
| Mark Moore | Driver |
| Russell Berg | Special Effects |
| Andrea Gustke | Wardrobe Intern |
| Almer Shuttle | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Newton Thomas Sigel | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Libby Bika | Production Assistant |
| James Dean | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Brian Wenk | Set Production Assistant |
| Gregory Jacobs | Set Production Assistant |
| Haskell Wexler | Director of Photography |
| Mason Daring | Original Music Composer |
| Cynthia Flynt | Costume Designer |
| Dan Bishop | Art Direction |
| Sonya Polonsky | Editor |
| Peggy Rajski | Producer |
| Skip Lievsay | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Nora Chavooshian | Production Design |
| Maggie Renzi | Producer |