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Matewan. Matewan ( / ˈmeɪtwɒn /) is a 1987 American independent [2] [3] drama film written and directed by John Sayles, and starring Chris Cooper (in his film debut), James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell and Will Oldham, with David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe and Gordon Clapp in supporting roles. [4] The film dramatizes the events of the Battle of ...
- $4 million, (estimated)
- Mason Daring
- August 28, 1987 (United States)
Aug 28, 1987 · Matewan: Directed by John Sayles. With Chris Cooper, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn. A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company.
James Earl Jones ... Few Clothes Johnson: Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Jim Damron ... Fireman (uncredited) Jason Jenkins ... Extra (uncredited) Scott A. Martin ... Limping Miner (uncredited) Bill Richardson
Oct 29, 2019 · Matewan: All We Got in Common. M atewan opens in the pitch-black darkness of a West Virginia coal mine. A miner lights the carbide lamp on his helmet. The small open flame he wears provides the only flicker of light in this cramped space next to a coal seam. A couple of minutes later, the miner yells out, “Shootin’ coal!
James Earl Jones. James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. He has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances on stage and screen, [1] and "one of the greatest actors in American history". [2] Over his career, he has received three Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a ...
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With a crackerjack ensemble cast—including James Earl Jones, David Strathairn, Mary McDonnell, and Will Oldham—and Oscar-nominated cinematography by Haskell Wexler, Matewan taps into a rich vein of Americana with painstaking attention to local texture, issuing an impassioned cry for justice that still resounds today.
Oct 28, 2019 · (The only honest-to-God star at the time in the film was James Earl Jones.) But watching it now, two faces stick out: Chris Cooper, ... The early ’80s, when you were writing Matewan, and then ...
