Matewan
It takes more than guns to kill a man.
1987 | 132m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | John Sayles |
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| Writer: | John Sayles |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 28, 1987 |
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| Director: | John Sayles |
| Writer: | John Sayles |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | traitor, west virginia, based on true story, gun battle, racism, preacher, double cross, labor organizer, labor union, coal mining, workers union, 1920s, coal miner, worker's rights, miners strike, mining company, slit throat, union struggle, company town, authoritarian company, italian diaspora, gun death, hired goons |
| Production Companies | Goldcrest, Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery, Red Dog Films, Winwood Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,680,358
Budget: $4,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Sayles | Director, Writer |
| Skip Lievsay | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Mason Daring | Original Music Composer |
| Sarah Green | Assistant Production Manager |
| Jem Cohen | Assistant Property Master |
| Diana Pokorny | Unit Manager |
| Stefan Czapsky | Key Grip |
| Lorna Scott | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Danny Aiello III | Stunts |
| Newton Thomas Sigel | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Haskell Wexler | Director of Photography |
| P. Scott Sakamoto | First Assistant Camera |
| Bill McKinney | Set Dressing Production Assistant |
| Davide Ferrario | Dialogue Coach |
| John Sloss | Legal Services |
| Gregory Jacobs | Set Production Assistant |
| Sonya Polonsky | Editor |
| Cynthia Flynt | Costume Designer |
| Barbara-Ann Stein | Casting Consultant |
| Leigh Kyle | Lead Set Dresser |
| Leigh Johnson | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Roland Brooks | Charge Scenic Artist |
| Anthony Dunne | Construction Coordinator |
| Brent Haywood | Leadman |
| Lee Shapira | Grip |
| Lynn Breschel | Best Boy Electric |
| Mitch Dubin | Camera Operator |
| Steve Apicella | Video Assist Operator |
| Lisa Schnall | Boom Operator |
| James Sarzotti | Makeup & Hair |
| Pam Flam | Casting Assistant |
| Geraldine Peroni | Assistant Editor |
| Marissa Littlefield | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Cilista Eberle | Production Office Coordinator |
| Shirley Belwood | Special Effects |
| Roscoe Thomas | Driver |
| Sandy Cox | Craft Service |
| Daniel Fisher | Set Dressing Production Assistant |
| Nelle Stokes | Set Dressing Production Assistant |
| Nancy Kim Parsons | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Libby Bika | Production Assistant |
| Buddy Brewer | Set Production Assistant |
| Brian Wenk | Set Production Assistant |
| Holly Scarborough | Wardrobe Intern |
| Sara Malossini | Dialogue Coach |
| David Hollander | Legal Services |
| James Dean | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Dan Bishop | Art Direction |
| Peggy Rajski | Production Manager |
| Benita Allen | Second Assistant Director |
| Anamarie Michnevich | Set Decoration |
| Daniel Boxer | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Joel Ossenfort | Scenic Artist |
| Ken Nelson | Leadman |
| Bob Bailey | Location Assistant |
| Robert K. Feldmann | Grip |
| Luke Latino | Assistant Grip |
| Morris Flam | Gaffer |
| Louisa Heyward | Electrician |
| Debbie Sarjeant | Second Assistant Camera |
| John Sutton | Sound Mixer |
| David Halsey | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Heidi Shulman | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Eve Battaglia | Casting Assistant |
| Robert Grindrod | Casting Associate |
| Philip Stockton | Sound Editor |
| Christopher Weir | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Edgard Mourino | Stunt Coordinator |
| Peter Kunz | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Todd Wolfeil | Special Effects |
| Claudia Bailey | Additional Camera |
| Mark Moore | Driver |
| Jeff Butcher | Art Department Assistant |
| David Smith | Set Dressing Production Assistant |
| Archie Lambert | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Beth Bernstein | Production Assistant |
| Rachel Bower | Set Production Assistant |
| Ralph Renzi | Set Production Assistant |
| Connie Lucas | Wardrobe Intern |
| Andrea Gustke | Wardrobe Intern |
| Gary Rosenblatt | Publicist |
| Tom Fleischman | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Nora Chavooshian | Production Design |
| Barbara Shapiro | Casting |
| Matia Karrell | First Assistant Director |
| Nancy Gilmore | Set Dresser |
| Ann Edgeworth | Property Master |
| Pat McClinch | Scenic Artist |
| Bill Lehne | Leadman |
| John Robinson | Carpenter |
| Paul Marcus | Location Manager, Second Unit Location Manager |
| Arthur Blum | Grip |
| Claiborne Lashley | Assistant Grip |
| Erica Gelczis | Assistant Grip |
| Robert Bruce | Electrician |
| Bob Marshak | Still Photographer |
| John Tintori | Script Supervisor |
| Susan Lyall | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Julie Hutchinson | Casting Assistant |
| David Leonard | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Bruce Pross | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Pat McCarthy | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Len DeVirgilio | Stunts |
| Russell Berg | Special Effects |
| Sonny Adkins | Driver |
| Howard J. Calvert Jr. | Art Department Manager |
| Chris Gibbin | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Almer Shuttle | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Kevin Ball | Set Production Assistant |
| Will Chapman | Set Production Assistant |
| Gabriele Campbell | Wardrobe Intern |
| Vincent Gratzer | Wardrobe Intern |
| Leslie A. Pope | Set Decoration |
| Sean Fogel | Assistant Grip |
| Avy Kaufman | Additional Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Maggie Renzi | Producer |
| Jerry Silva | Executive Producer |
| Ned Kandel | Associate Producer |
| Mark Balsam | Executive Producer |
| James Glenn Dudelson | Associate Producer |
| Peggy Rajski | Producer |
| Amir Jacob Malin | Executive Producer |
| Ira Deutchman | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Chris Cooper | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 6 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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