Matewan
28. August 1987·2 Std 12 Min
DramaGeschichte
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.
Regie:John SaylesDarsteller:Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham,
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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Originaltitel
Matewan
Status
Veröffentlicht
Erscheinungsdatum
28.08.1987
Originalsprache
Englisch
Produktionsland
Vereinigte Staaten
Budget
$4,000,000.00
Einnahmen
$1,680,358.00
