Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Matewan' right now, here are some notable highlights about the Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery, Goldcrest, Red Dog Films, Winwood Productions drama flick. Matewan starring Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham has a PG-13 rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 12 min. The release date of the movie is August 28th, 1987. is informed by community
Need a quick rundown of the movie? Here's the plot: "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' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on August 28th, 1987
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
August 14th, 2001
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