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Matewan (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
127 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1987 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
John Sayles

Written By:
John Sayles

Actors:
Chris Cooper ..... Joe Kenehan
James Earl Jones ..... 'Few Clothes' Johnson
Mary McDonnell ..... Elma Radnor
Will Oldham ..... Danny Radnor
David Strathairn ..... Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Ken Jenkins ..... Sephus Purcell
Gordon Clapp ..... Griggs
Kevin Tighe ..... Hickey
John Sayles ..... Hardshell Preacher
Bob Gunton ..... C.E. Lively
Josh Mostel ..... Mayor Cabell Testerman
Nancy Mette ..... Bridey Mae
Jace Alexander ..... Hillard Elkins
Joe Grifasi ..... Fausto
Gary McCleery ..... Ludie

Synopsis:

Mingo County, West Virginia, 1920. Coal miners, struggling to form a union, are up against company operators and gun thugs; Black and Italian miners, brought in by the company to break the strike, are caught between the two forces. Union activist and ex-Wobbly Joe Kenehan, sent to help organize the union, determines to bring the local, Black, and Italian groups together. Drawn from an actual incident; the characters of Sid Hatfield, Cabell Testerman, C. E. Lively, and Few Clothes Johnson were based on real people.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 08 April, 2008.

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