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Matewan (1987)
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A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company. Director:John SaylesWriter:John Sayles |
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| Chris Cooper | ... | ||
| Mary McDonnell | ... |
Elma Radnor
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| Will Oldham | ... |
Danny Radnor
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| David Strathairn | ... | ||
| Ken Jenkins | ... |
Sephus Purcell
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Kevin Tighe | ... |
Hickey
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| Gordon Clapp | ... |
Griggs
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| Bob Gunton | ... |
C.E. Lively
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| Jace Alexander | ... |
Hillard Elkins
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| Joe Grifasi | ... |
Fausto
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Nancy Mette | ... |
Bridey Mae
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Jo Henderson | ... |
Mrs. Elkins
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Josh Mostel | ... |
Cabell Testerman
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Gary McCleery | ... |
Ludie
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Maggie Renzi | ... |
Rosaria
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Storyline
Mingo County, West Virginia, 1920. Coal miners, struggling to form a union, are up against company operators and the gun thugs of the notorious Baldwin-Felts detective agency. Black and Italian miners, brought in by the company to break the strike, are caught between the two forces. UMWA organizer and dual-card Wobbly Joe Kenehan determines to bring the local, Black, and Italian groups together. While Kenehan and his story are fictional, the setting and the dramatic climax are historical; Sid Hatfield, Cabell C. Testerman, C. E. Lively and the Felts brothers were real-life participants, and 'Few Clothes' is based on a character active several years previously. Written by Susan C. Mitchell <susanm@indirect.com>, expanded by Silverwhistle
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At the coal company they use you until you wear out See more »Parents Guide:
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Azok a véres napok See more »Box Office
Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$1,680,358 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe, Jace Alexander and John Sayles also appeared in Sayles' Eight Men Out about the 1919 Chicago "Black Sox" World Series scandal. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: In the scene where the coal company executives are trying to bribe the Mayor and Sid Hatfield, the calendar behind the mayor reads September 1920. The historical shootout at the climax occurred in May of 1920, four months beforehand. See more »
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