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Cast: Hazel Dickens, Ken Jenkins, David Strathairn, Thomas A. Carlin, Chris Cooper, Joe Grifasi, James Earl Jones, Bob Gunton, Tom Wright, Mary McDonnell, William Dean, Josh Mostel, Gary McCleery, Michael Mantell, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Kevin Tighe, John Sayles, Gordon Clapp, Maggie Renzi, Nancy Mette, Jace Alexander, Will Oldham, James Kizer, Jo Henderson, Dean, Michael Preston, Fred Cecker, Neale Clark, Jenni Cline, Michael Frasher, Percy Fruit, Stephen C. Hall, Charles Haywood, Delmas Lawhorn, Gerald Milnes, Bill Morris, Michael Munsey, Frank Payne, Jr., Hazel Pearl, Hal Philips, Thomas Poore, Mithc Scott, Ronnie Stapleton, Ida Williams, Tara Williams, Mason K. Daring, Davide Ferrario
Director: John Sayles
Genre: Drama
Release Date: August 28, 1987
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Screen Writer: John Sayles
Runtime: 2hrs 10min

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review by QUEENBFLIX. February 01, 2009

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PIE IN THE SKY WHEN YOU DIE--John Sayles' film about the West Virginia coalfield wars

MATEWAN is set in a small West Virginia coal mining town of the same name where in May of 1920 an armed conflict between striking miners and thugs sent in by the Baldwin-Felts organization to break the union resulted in what known as the Coalfield Wars, the biggest insurrection in America outside the Civil War. On the union's side were both the town's mayor, Cabal Testerman (who was shot and killed in the battle even though he was unarmed) and the sheriff, Sid Hatfield, … more

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review by SusiDee34. January 02, 2001

Matewan "You ain't men to that coal company "

Pros: A wonderful production Cons: none....well, the singing is a little tough Be sure to catch the comments on this review, as there is an update on some information I was given incorrectly about this town. My thanks to bkiser for bringing this to my attention. As this is a true story, I would like as much as possible to be factual. This story of the mining town of Matewan, West Virginia, in the 1920's was presented to me … more

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