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.
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Cast
- 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
- Kevin Tighe — Bill Hickey
- Gordon Clapp — Tom Griggs
- Bob Gunton — C.E. Lively
- Jace Alexander — Hilllard Elkins
- Joe Grifasi — Fausto
- Nancy Mette — Bridey Mae Tolliver