Summary

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.

Release Date

28 Aug 1987

Production Companies

Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery, Goldcrest, Red Dog Films, Winwood Productions

Production Countries

United States of America