Matewan / Cinecom International Films ; Cinecom Entertainment Group and Film Gallery in association with Goldcrest present a Red Dog Films production ; produced by Peggy Rajski and Maggie Renzi ; written and directed by John Sayles.

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A labor leader seeking to organize the workers of a company town sets off a powderkeg of racial hostility, corruption, and betrayal in a bitter clash between unionist miners and the tyrannical coal company owners in West Virginia in the 1920's.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Cinecom International Films Cinecom Entertainment Group Film Gallery Goldcrest Films International Red Dog Films Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm) October Films
Other Authors:	Cooper, Chris, 1951- McDonnell, Mary Oldham, Will Strathairn, David Jones, James Earl Rajski, Peggy Renzi, Maggie Sayles, John, 1950- Daring, Mason
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Soundtrack in English. Closed-captioned.
Published:	Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Home Entertainment, [1999], ©1987.
Edition:	Standard format.
Subjects:	Coal Strike, W. Va., 1920-1921 > Drama. Labor disputes > West Virginia > History > Drama. Coal miners > West Virginia > Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films.
Genre:	Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Matewan

Published: The Criterion Collection, 2019

Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out leaflet (10 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).

Video DVD

Matewan

Published: Artisan Home Entertainment, 2001

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Video DVD