Matewan

Titolo originale: Matewan
Regia: John Sayles
Anno: 1987
Origine: United States of America
Generi: Dramma Storia
Tag: traitor | based on true story | west virginia | gun battle | racism | preacher | double cross | labor organizer | labor union | coal mining | workers union | 1920s | coal miner | worker's rights | miners strike | mining company | slit throat | union struggle | company town | authoritarian company | italian diaspora | gun death | hired goons |
Cast: Chris Cooper James Earl Jones Mary McDonnell Will Oldham David Strathairn Ken Jenkins Kevin Tighe Gordon Clapp Bob Gunton Jace Alexander Joe Grifasi Nancy Mette Jo Henderson Josh Mostel Gary McCleery Maggie Renzi Tom Wright Michael B. Preston Thomas A. Carlin Jenni Cline Michael Mantell J.K. Kent Lilly Ida Williams James Kizer Ronnie Stapleton Davide Ferrario Frank Payne Jr. John Sayles Hazel Dickens Charles Haywood Neale Clark Mitch Scott Hazel Pearl Michael Frasher Frank Hoyt Taylor Fred Decker Bill Morris Delmas Lawhorn William Dean P. Michael Munsey Thomas Hal Phillips Stephen C. Hall Percy Fruit Thomas Poore Tara Williams Gerald Milnes Mason Daring Jim Costa Phil Wiggins

Un organizzatore sindacale arriva in una comunità mineraria che è brutalmente dominata e molestata dalla compagnia mineraria.