Matewan

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IMDb Votes: 9,927Open on IMDb

Rated: PG-13

Mingo County, West Virginia, 1920. Coal miners, struggling to form a union, are up against company operators and the gun thugs of the notorious Baldwin-Felts detective agency. Black and Italian miners, brought in by the company to break the strike, are caught between the two forces. UMWA organizer and dual-card Wobbly Joe Kenehan determines to bring the local, Black, and Italian groups together. While Kenehan and his story are fictional, the setting and the dramatic climax are historical; Sid Hatfield, Cabell C. Testerman, C. E. Lively and the Felts brothers were real-life participants, and 'Few Clothes' is based on a character active several years previously.

Country:

United States

Language:

EnglishItalian

Runtime: 135 min

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 8 nominations total

Box Office: $1,680,358