Matewan
Directed by John Sayles
It takes more than guns to kill a man.
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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Matewan et le Cinéma de John Sayles
La sortie chez Intersections de Matewan, nous a fait nous plonger ces dernières semaines, dans l'œuvre de John Sayles... C'était merveilleux. Un des meilleurs cinéastes américains, apparu il y a plus de 40 ans, est quasi inconnu en France…
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Chris CooperJoe Kenehan
James Earl Jones'Few Clothes' Johnson
Mary McDonnellElma Radnor
Will OldhamDanny Radnor
David StrathairnPolice Chief Sid Hatfield
Ken JenkinsSephus Purcell
Kevin TigheBill Hickey
Gordon ClappTom Griggs
Bob GuntonC.E. Lively
Jace AlexanderHilllard Elkins
Joe GrifasiFausto
Nancy MetteBridey Mae Tolliver
Jo HendersonMrs. Elkins
Josh MostelMayor Cabell Testerman
Gary McCleeryLudie