Cinematic background from Matewan 1987 - 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.

Matewan

1987

Drama, History

Directors:
John Sayles
Writers:
John Sayles
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Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of men sitting in a dark room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man wearing a hat and a vest looking to his left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man wearing a hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man wearing a hat and a black jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man holding a pair of pipes in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A person wearing a hat with trees in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man sitting on top of a swing next to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man wearing a hat and looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man in a suit and hat standing on a train; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – An older man wearing glasses sitting in front of a table; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man wearing a hat and a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of people sitting in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man in overalls is looking down at his face; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man wearing an apron and a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of men sitting in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man in a hat and jacket sitting on a bus; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of people sitting in a room with their hands raised; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man standing in front of a group of men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man wearing a hat talking to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A person wearing a suit and hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – Two men are sitting in a dark room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man in a suit and hat standing in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man holding a rifle in front of another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man in a hat with a gun in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of men standing around a man in a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man in a hat is looking at the camera while another man is holding a rifle; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – An old man wearing a hat is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – Two men standing next to each other near a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – An older man wearing a hat and a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man wearing a hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man walking on train tracks near a train station; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of people sitting in chairs in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – Two men standing next to each other in the woods; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of people sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man in a black hat and a man in a green shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man sitting at a table drinking a glass of water; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of men standing around in a dark room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A person wearing a suit and glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A young man sitting in front of a computer screen; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of people standing on top of a train track; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A woman wearing a black hat sitting next to two other people; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of men standing next to each other on a train track; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – Two men sitting on a bench in front of a store; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A woman with curly brown hair sitting on a bed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of men sitting in a dark room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A person holding a lantern in the woods; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – An older woman looking at a younger man in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man sitting at a table with a glass of water; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man sitting at a table with a sandwich in front of him; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man wearing a hat sitting in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – An older man and a younger woman are talking together; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – Two men are standing in a dimly - lit room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man in a suit and hat carrying two suitcases; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of men standing next to each other in suits; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man in a black jacket and a man in a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man holding a gun pointed at a boy in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of men in military uniforms and hats; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – Two men standing next to each other near a forest; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of men standing next to each other in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man standing on a train track next to train tracks; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man in a suit and a hat holding a gun; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man standing on the stairs of a house; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man sitting at a table holding a gun in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man in a black jacket is holding his hand up; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man walking down the sidewalk of a city street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – Two men standing next to each other in front of a log cabin; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A woman sitting in front of a lit lamp; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of men standing next to each other in a dark room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man wearing a hat and a brown jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A group of men standing next to each other in a dark room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Matewan” (1987), directed by John Sayles – A man in a suit and a hat is standing in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle