Matewan is a 1987 American independent drama film written and directed by John Sayles, and starring Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell and Will Oldham, with David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe and Gordon Clapp in supporting roles. The film dramatizes the events of the Battle of Matewan, a coal miners' strike in 1920 in Matewan, a small town in the hills of West Virginia.
Matewan (1987)
Directed by John Sayles
Genres - Drama, History |
Sub-Genres - Political Drama |
Release Date - Aug 28, 1987 |
Run Time - 135 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG-13
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Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$4,000,000
Box Office
$1,680,358
Themes
Tags
1920s, African American, Coal Mining, Haskell Wexler, Independent Film, Labor Union, Racism, Transformation, True Stories, West Virginia
Attributes
Based On: Drama based on actual events
Narrative Location: Appalachian Mountains
Narrative Location: Appalachian Mountains
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Alternate Titles
Azok a véres napok
HU
Matewan
AR, AU, CA, EC, FR, DE, HU, IN, MX, GB, US, UY
Matewan - A Luta Final
BR
Matewan - kuoleman kaivos
FI
Matewan-massakren
DK
W szachu
PL
Ματωμένη Αμερική
GR
Мейтвон
UA
Мэтуон
RU
メイトワン1920
JP