Matewan (1987)

08/28/1987 2h 12m

It takes more than guns to kill a man.

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Chris Cooper

as Joe Kenehan

Born 07/09/1951, age

James Earl Jones

as 'Few Clothes' Johnson

Born 01/17/1931, age

Mary McDonnell

as Elma Radnor

Born 04/28/1952, age

Will Oldham

as Danny Radnor

Born 01/15/1970, age

David Strathairn

as Police Chief Sid Hatfield

Born 01/26/1949, age

Ken Jenkins

as Sephus Purcell

Born 08/28/1940, age

Kevin Tighe

as Hickey

Born 08/13/1944, age

Gordon Clapp

as Griggs

Born 09/24/1948, age

Bob Gunton

as C.E. Lively

Born 11/15/1945, age

Jace Alexander

as Hilllard Elkins

Born 04/07/1964, age

Jo Henderson

as Mrs. Elkins

Born 05/10/1934

Died 08/08/1988, age

Josh Mostel

as Mayor Cabell Testerman

Born 12/21/1946, age

Tom Wright

as Tom

Born 11/29/1952, age