Title: Matewan
Year: 1987
Region: ALL
Rating: M15+
Genre: Historical Drama
Cast: Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, Ken Jenkins, Gordon Clapp, Kevin Tighe, John Sayles, Bob Gunton, Josh Mostel, Nancy Mette, Jace Alexander, Joe Grifasi, Gary McCleery, Jo Henderson, Maggie Renzi, Tom Wright, Michael B Preston, Tom Carlin, Jenni Cline, J K Kent Lilly, Ida Williams, James Kizer, Ronnie Stapleton, Davide Ferrario, Frank Payne Jr, Hazel Dickens, Charles Haywood, Neale Clark, Mitch Scott, Hazel Pearl, Michael Frasher, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Fred Decker, Bill Morris, Delmas Lawhorn, William Dean, P Michael Munsey, Thomas Hal Phillips, Stephen C Hall, Percy Fruit, Thomas Poore, Tara Williams, Gerald Milnes, Mason Daring, Jim Costa, Phil Wiggins, Thomas A Carlin & Michael Mantell.
Director: John Sayles
Description: In the coalfields of West Virginia in the 1920s, backwoods miners formed an uneasy alliance with a union organiser, Chris Cooper, in a strike against crippling conditions and pay. The miners battled scabs, spies and murderous thugs to enable the birth of the union movement in Virginia. James Earl Jones heads a superb cast in this moving, exciting story of one of freedom's forgotten battles. This film is a triumph of both American film making and of the human spirit.
Chapters: Scene Selections
Extras: None
Release: Original Edition
Media: DVD
Case: Standard
Discs: 1
Format: PAL (Multi-Region DVD player required for USA & Canada)
Type: Single Layer
Display: 16:9 Widescreen
Picture: Colour
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0
Language: English
Subtitles: None
Duration: 127 minutes
Condition: Brand New & Sealed