Matewan / 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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"Written and directed by John Sayles, this wrenching historical drama recounts the true story of a West Virginia coal town where the local miners' struggle to form a union rose to the pitch of all-out war in 1920. When Matewan's miners go on strike, organizer Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper, in his film d...

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Uniform Title:Matewan (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Presenter), Cinecom Entertainment Group (Production company, Presenter), Goldcrest Films International (Presenter), RedDog (Firm) (Production company), Criterion Collection (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Sayles, John, 1950- (Screenwriter, Film director), Renzi, Maggie (Film producer, Actor), Rajski, Peggy (Film producer), Cooper, Chris, 1951- (Actor), McDonnell, Mary (Actor), Oldham, Will (Actor), Strathairn, David (Actor), Jenkins, Ken, 1940- (Actor), Tighe, Kevin, 1944- (Actor), Clapp, Gordon, 1948- (Actor), Gunton, Bob (Actor), Alexander, Jace (Actor), Grifasi, Joe (Actor), Mette, Nancy (Actor), Henderson, Jo, 1934-1988 (Actor), Mostel, Josh (Actor), McCleery, Gary (Actor), Wright, Tom, 1952- (Actor), Preston, Michael, 1938- (Actor), Carlin, Tom (Thomas A.), 1928-1991 (Actor), Cline, Jenni (Actor), Mantell, Michael (Actor), Jones, James Earl (Actor), Daring, Mason (composer (expression)), Flynt, Cynthia (Costume designer), Chavooshian, Nora (Production designer), Polonsky, Sonya (Editor of moving image work), Wexler, Haskell (director of photography.), Bishop, Dan (Art director)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2019]
Edition:Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 999.
Subjects:
Coal Strike, W. Va., 1920-1921 > Drama.
Strikes and lockouts > Coal mining > West Virginia > Drama.
Labor disputes > West Virginia > History > Drama.
Coal miners > West Virginia > Drama.
West Virginia > Race relations > Drama.
Coal miners.
Labor disputes.
Race relations.
Strikes and lockouts > Coal mining.
West Virginia.
1920-1921
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
History.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
History.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out leaflet (10 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Format: Video DVD

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Call Number: PN1995.9.M54 M38 2019 VideoDVD
Issues: discs 1-2 & Leaflet
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