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Matewan (1987)The Criterion Collection
Blu-ray · Keep Case
This is the The Criterion Collection Blu-ray Keep Case edition of Matewan (1987), with barcode 715515236010.
PG-132h 12m715515236010US
Edition facts
- Format
- Blu-ray
- Distributor
- The Criterion Collection
- Case type
- Keep Case
- Region
- US
- UPC
- 715515236010
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Rating
- PG-13
Other editions of Matewan (1987) (2)
About the film
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.
Cast: Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell
Production: Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery, Goldcrest, Red Dog Films, Winwood Productions