Matewan

Matewan

DVD - 2019

In 1920s Mingo County, West Virginia coal miners struggling to form a union are up against company operators and gun thugs. Black and Italian miners, brought in by the company to break the strike, are caught between two forces: Union activists and ex-Wobbly Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper), sent to help organize the union by bringing the local, Black, and Italian groups together. Inspired by a true story many were killed in the Matewan Massacre, but the young Danny Radnor, a coal miner and preacher, lived to spread the gospel of union.

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Subjects
Coal miners > West Virginia > History > 20th century > Drama.
Coal Strike, W. Va., 1920-1921 > Drama.
Coal miners > Labor unions > Organizing > Drama.
Strikes and lockouts > Coal mining > Drama.
Labor unions > Organizing > Drama.
Mingo County (W. Va.) > Drama.
West Virginia > Race relations > Drama.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Historical films
Fiction films
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection [2019]
Language
English
Corporate Authors
Cinecom Entertainment Group, RedDog (Firm)
Corporate Authors
Cinecom Entertainment Group (production company), RedDog (Firm)
Other Authors
John Sayles, 1950- (screenwriter), Maggie Renzi (film producer), Peggy Rajski (actor), Chris Cooper, 1951-, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, Ken Jenkins, 1940-, Kevin Tighe, 1944-, Gordon Clapp, 1948-, Bob Gunton, Jace Alexander, Joe Grifasi, Nancy Mette, Jo Henderson, 1934-1988, Josh Mostel, Gary McCleery, Tom Wright, 1952-, Michael Preston, 1938-, Tom (Thomas A.) Carlin, 1928-1991, Jenni Cline, Michael Mantell, James Earl Jones
Edition
Director-approved two-DVD special edition ; DVD edition ; widescreen
Item Description
Title and credits from screen.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Features: New 4k digital restoration, supervised by director John Sayles; Audio commentary from 2013 featuring Sayles and cinematographer Haskell Wexler; Two new documentaries on making of the film featuring Sayles, producer Maggie Renzi, production designer Nora Chavooshian, and actors Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, and David Strathairn; New interview with composer Mason Daring; Short documentary on the impact that Matewan's production had on West Virginia; New program on the film's production design featuring Chavooshian; Trailer; An essay by critic A.S. Hamrah.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, NTSC, region 1; wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio), Dolby monaural.
Audience
Rating: PG-13.
Production Credits
Music, Mason Daring ; editor, Sonya Polonsky ; director of photography, Haskell Wexler.
ISBN
9781681436531
  • disc one. Feature film ; trailer
  • disc two. Special edition features.

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