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.
Joe Kenehan
'Few Clothes' Johnson
Elma Radnor
Danny Radnor
Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Sephus Purcell
Bill Hickey
Tom Griggs
C.E. Lively
Hilllard Elkins
Fausto
Bridey Mae Tolliver
Mrs. Elkins
Mayor Cabell Testerman
Ludie
Rosaria
Tom
Ellix (as Michael Preston)
Turley
Luann
Doolin
Pappy's Voice (voice)
Mrs. Knightes
Tolbert
Stennis
Gianni
Old Miner
Hardshell Preacher
Singer
Sheb
Isaac
Mister
Missus
Lee Felts
Al Felts
James
Bass
Conductor
Broker
Broker
Boxcar Guard
Redneck Miner
Black Miner
Injured Black Miner
Miner's Wife
Fiddler
Picker
Mandolin Player
Harmonica Player
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