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Matewan

"It takes more than guns to kill a man."

7.4(118 votes)
1987
2h 12m
DramaHistory

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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Production

Budget:$4,000,000
Revenue:$1,680,358
Companies:
Cinecom Entertainment Group
Film Gallery
Goldcrest

Languages

Original:en
Spoken:
EnglishItalian

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