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.
as Joe Kenehan
as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
as Elma Radnor
as Danny Radnor
as Police Chief Sid Hatfield
as Sephus Purcell
as Bill Hickey
as Tom Griggs
as C.E. Lively
as Hilllard Elkins
as Fausto
as Bridey Mae Tolliver
as Mrs. Elkins
as Mayor Cabell Testerman
as Ludie
as Rosaria
as Tom
as Ellix (as Michael Preston)
as Turley
as Luann
as Doolin
as Pappy's Voice (voice)
as Mrs. Knightes
as Tolbert
as Stennis
as Gianni
as Old Miner
as Hardshell Preacher
as Singer
as Sheb
as Isaac
as Mister
as Missus
as Lee Felts
as Al Felts
as James
as Bass
as Conductor
as Broker
as Broker
as Boxcar Guard
as Redneck Miner
as Black Miner
as Injured Black Miner
as Miner's Wife
as Fiddler
as Picker
as Mandolin Player
as Harmonica Player
