Matewan

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.

Originaltitel

Matewan

Laufzeit

2 Stunden und 15 Minuten (135 min)

Veröffentlicht

30.06.1988 (Erscheinungsdatum in Deutschland)

Regie

John Sayles

Schauspieler

James Earl Jones