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Where to Watch Matewan (1987) in the US

1987
PG-13
2h 15m
7.9IMDb
94%Rotten Tomatoes
73Metascore

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What it's about

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.

Cast and crew

Director: John Sayles
Writer: John Sayles
Starring: Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell

Details

Release date: Aug 28, 1987
Language: English, Italian
Country: United States
Box office: $1,680,358
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 8 nominations total