Matewan

"Written and directed by John Sayles, this wrenching historical drama recounts the true story of a West Virginia coal town where the local miners' struggle to form a union rose to the pitch of all-out war in 1920. When Matewan's miners go on strike, organizer Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper, in his film d...

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Other Authors:	Sayles, John, 1950- (Screenwriter, Film director), Renzi, Maggie (Film producer), Rajski, Peggy (Film producer), Cooper, Chris, 1951- (Actor), McDonnell, Mary (Actor), Oldham, Will (Actor), Strathairn, David (Actor), Jenkins, Ken, 1940- (Actor), Tighe, Kevin, 1944- (Actor), Clapp, Gordon, 1948- (Actor), Gunton, Bob (Actor), Alexander, Jace (Actor), Grifasi, Joe (Actor), Mette, Nancy (Actor), Henderson, Jo, 1934-1988 (Actor), Mostel, Josh (Actor), McCleery, Gary (Actor), Wright, Tom, 1952- (Actor), Preston, Michael, 1938- (Actor), Carlin, Tom (Thomas A.), 1928-1991 (Actor), Cline, Jenni (Actor), Mantell, Michael (Actor), Jones, James Earl (Actor), Daring, Mason (composer (expression)), Flynt, Cynthia (Costume designer), Chavooshian, Nora (Production designer), Polonsky, Sonya (Editor of moving image work), Wexler, Haskell (director of photography.), Bishop, Dan (Art director)
Format:	Videos DVD
Language:	English
Published:	[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2019]
Edition:	Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 999.
Subjects:	Coal Strike, W. Va., 1920-1921 > Drama. Strikes and lockouts > Coal mining > Drama. Race relations > Drama. Historical films. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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