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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  John Sayles
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  Matia Karrell
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  Benita Allen
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  John Tintori

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  Chris Cooper
  Joe Kenehan
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  James Earl Jones
  'Few Clothes' Johnson
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  Mary McDonnell
  Elma Radnor
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  Will Oldham
  Danny Radnor
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  David Strathairn
  Police Chief Sid Hatfield
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  Ken Jenkins
  Sephus Purcell
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  Kevin Tighe
  Bill Hickey
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  Gordon Clapp
  Tom Griggs
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  Bob Gunton
  C.E. Lively
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  Jace Alexander
  Hilllard Elkins
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  Joe Grifasi
  Fausto
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  Nancy Mette
  Bridey Mae Tolliver
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  Jo Henderson
  Mrs. Elkins
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  Josh Mostel
  Mayor Cabell Testerman
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  Gary McCleery
  Ludie
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  Maggie Renzi
  Rosaria
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  Tom Wright
  Tom
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  Michael B. Preston
  Ellix (as Michael Preston)
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  Thomas A. Carlin
  Turley
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  Jenni Cline
  Luann