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.
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.
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| Language: | English |
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Soundtrack in English.
Closed-captioned. |
| Published: |
Santa Monica, Calif. :
Artisan Home Entertainment,
[1999], ©1987.
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| Edition: | Standard format. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
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. |
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| Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture by October Films in 1987. Special features: trailer; production notes. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | PN1995.9.M54 M38 1999 VideoDVD |
| Interest Grade Level: |
5-adult. |
| ISBN: | 1574927833 9781574927832 |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; editor, Sonya Polonsky ; music: Mason Daring. |
| System Details: | DVD; mono. |
| Cast: |
Chris Cooper, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, James Earl Jones. |