Matewan (movie, 1987)
Rating
Mark: 7.9
Vote count: 81
Matewan
| Mark | imdb: 7.9 | ||||||
| Genre | drama, western, history | ||||||
| Year | 1987 | ||||||
| Country | USA  | ||||||
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| Budget | $4 000 000 | ||||||
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| Duration | 02:15 |
Storyline
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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