Matewan
It takes more than guns to kill a man.
1987
Rated
PG-13
132
minutes
Drama, History
Wikipedia
Directed By:
John Sayles
Starring:
Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, Ken Jenkins
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.
Language
English
Release Date
August 28, 1987
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$1,680,358
Cast
Chris Cooper
Joe Kenehan
James Earl Jones
'Few Clothes' Johnson
Mary McDonnell
Elma Radnor
Will Oldham
Danny Radnor
David Strathairn
Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Ken Jenkins
Sephus Purcell
Kevin Tighe
Hickey
Gordon Clapp
Griggs
Bob Gunton
C.E. Lively
Jace Alexander
Hilllard Elkins
Joe Grifasi
Fausto
Nancy Mette
Bridey Mae Tolliver
Jo Henderson
Mrs. Elkins
Josh Mostel
Mayor Cabell Testerman
Gary McCleery
Ludie
Maggie Renzi
Rosaria
Tom Wright
Tom
Michael B. Preston
Ellix (as Michael Preston)
Thomas A. Carlin
Turley
Jenni Cline
Luann
Michael Mantell
Doolin
J.K. Kent Lilly
Pappy's Voice (voice)
Ida Williams
Mrs. Knightes
James Kizer
Tolbert
Ronnie Stapleton
Stennis
Davide Ferrario
Gianni
Frank Payne Jr.
Old Miner
John Sayles
Hardshell Preacher
Hazel Dickens
Singer
Charles Haywood
Sheb
Neale Clark
Isaac
Mitch Scott
Mister
Hazel Pearl
Missus
Michael Frasher
Lee Felts
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Al Felts
Fred Decker
James
Bill Morris
Bass
Delmas Lawhorn
Conductor
William Dean
Broker
P. Michael Munsey
Broker
Thomas Hal Phillips
Boxcar Guard
Stephen C. Hall
Redneck Miner
Percy Fruit
Black Miner
Thomas Poore
Injured Black Miner
Tara Williams
Miner's Wife
Gerald Milnes
Fiddler
Mason Daring
Picker
Jim Costa
Mandolin Player
Phil Wiggins
Harmonica Player
Show Full Crew
Directing
John Sayles
Director
John Tintori
Script Supervisor
Benita Allen
Second Assistant Director
Matia Karrell
First Assistant Director
Camera
Haskell Wexler
Director of Photography
Mitch Dubin
Camera Operator
P. Scott Sakamoto
First Assistant Camera
Newton Thomas Sigel
Second Unit Director of Photography
Robert K. Feldmann
Grip
Stefan Czapsky
Key Grip
Bob Marshak
Still Photographer
Arthur Blum
Grip
Lee Shapira
Grip
Luke Latino
Assistant Grip
Sean Garrett Fogel
Assistant Grip
Claudia Bailey
Additional Camera
Claiborne Lashley
Assistant Grip
Erica Gelczis
Assistant Grip
Debbie Sarjeant
Second Assistant Camera
Sound
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Fleischman
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Philip Stockton
Sound Editor
Bruce Pross
Assistant Sound Editor
Marissa Littlefield
Assistant Sound Editor
Mason Daring
Original Music Composer
Christopher Weir
Assistant Sound Editor
Lisa Schnall
Boom Operator
John Sutton
Sound Mixer
Production
Avy Kaufman
Additional Casting
Sarah Green
Assistant Production Manager
Diana Pokorny
Unit Manager
Maggie Renzi
Producer
Ira Deutchman
Associate Producer
James Glenn Dudelson
Associate Producer
Amir Jacob Malin
Executive Producer
Beth Bernstein
Production Assistant
Jerry Silva
Executive Producer
Peggy Rajski
Production Manager
Peggy Rajski
Producer
Paul Marcus
Location Manager
Paul Marcus
Second Unit Location Manager
Eve Battaglia
Casting Assistant
Ned Kandel
Associate Producer
Barbara Shapiro
Casting
Mark Balsam
Executive Producer
Gary Rosenblatt
Publicist
Libby Bika
Production Assistant
Nancy Kim Parsons
Art Department Production Assistant
Chris Gibbin
Art Department Production Assistant
Pat McCarthy
Assistant Production Coordinator
Cilista Eberle
Production Office Coordinator
Robert Grindrod
Casting Associate
Julie Hutchinson
Casting Assistant
Pam Flam
Casting Assistant
Barbara-Ann Stein
Casting Consultant
Archie Lambert
Art Department Production Assistant
Almer Shuttle
Art Department Production Assistant
Bob Bailey
Location Assistant
James Dean
Art Department Production Assistant
Editing
Sonya Polonsky
Editor
David Leonard
Editorial Production Assistant
Geraldine Peroni
Assistant Editor
Art
Leslie A. Pope
Set Decoration
Dan Bishop
Art Direction
Jem Cohen
Assistant Property Master
Anthony Dunne
Construction Coordinator
Nancy Gilmore
Set Dresser
Ann Edgeworth
Property Master
Brent Haywood
Leadman
Bill Lehne
Leadman
Ken Nelson
Leadman
Jeff Butcher
Art Department Assistant
Daniel Boxer
Assistant Set Dresser
Nora Chavooshian
Production Design
Leigh Kyle
Lead Set Dresser
Anamarie Michnevich
Set Decoration
Leigh Johnson
Assistant Set Decoration
Howard J. Calvert Jr.
Art Department Manager
Costume & Make-Up
Bill McKinney
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Lorna Scott
Wardrobe Assistant
Cynthia Flynt
Costume Designer
Susan Lyall
Assistant Costume Designer
David Smith
Set Dressing Production Assistant
James Sarzotti
Makeup & Hair
David Halsey
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Heidi Shulman
Wardrobe Supervisor
Holly Scarborough
Wardrobe Intern
Gabriele Campbell
Wardrobe Intern
Connie Lucas
Wardrobe Intern
Vincent Gratzer
Wardrobe Intern
Nelle Stokes
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Andrea Gustke
Wardrobe Intern
Daniel Fisher
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Crew
Gregory Jacobs
Set Production Assistant
John Sloss
Legal Services
Davide Ferrario
Dialogue Coach
Danny Aiello III
Stunts
Steve Apicella
Video Assist Operator
Kevin Ball
Set Production Assistant
Joel Ossenfort
Scenic Artist
Edgard Mourino
Stunt Coordinator
Peter Kunz
Special Effects Coordinator
Todd Wolfeil
Special Effects
Mark Moore
Driver
Buddy Brewer
Set Production Assistant
Rachel Bower
Set Production Assistant
Sara Malossini
Dialogue Coach
Shirley Belwood
Special Effects
Len DeVirgilio
Stunts
Brian Wenk
Set Production Assistant
Will Chapman
Set Production Assistant
Pat McClinch
Scenic Artist
Roland Brooks
Charge Scenic Artist
Sandy Cox
Craft Service
John Robinson
Carpenter
Sonny Adkins
Driver
Ralph Renzi
Set Production Assistant
Roscoe Thomas
Driver
Russell Berg
Special Effects
David Hollander
Legal Services
Writing
Lighting