Movie Settings Database

Matewan

Where:

West Virginia

When:

The 1920s

It takes more than guns to kill a man. — 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.

Released in 1987 — 132 minutes

Genre:

Drama

Languages:

English Italian