Matewan
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A union organizer arrives in a 1920s West Virginia coal town to rally miners against the company, building toward the bloody Battle of Matewan.
Why watch: Chris Cooper's film debut. Haskell Wexler's Oscar-nominated cinematography. Preserved in the National Film Registry.
This film is coming soon. We'll update this page when it becomes available to watch.
Cast
Chris Cooper as Joe Kenehan
James Earl Jones as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
Mary McDonnell as Elma Radnor
Will Oldham as Danny Radnor
David Strathairn as Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Ken Jenkins as Sephus Purcell
Kevin Tighe as Bill Hickey
Gordon Clapp as Tom Griggs
Bob Gunton as C.E. Lively
Jace Alexander as Hilllard Elkins
Joe Grifasi as Fausto
Nancy Mette as Bridey Mae Tolliver
Jo Henderson as Mrs. Elkins
Josh Mostel as Mayor Cabell Testerman
Gary McCleery as Ludie
Crew
John Sayles — Director
John Sayles — Writer
Jerry Silva — Executive Producer
Mark Balsam — Executive Producer
Amir Jacob Malin — Executive Producer
Peggy Rajski — Producer
Maggie Renzi — Producer
Barbara Shapiro — Casting
Haskell Wexler — Director of Photography
Sonya Polonsky — Editor
Dan Bishop — Art Direction
Nora Chavooshian — Production Design
Mason Daring — Original Music Composer
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