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Matewan
1987
John Sayles
1987·PG-13·
United States
United StatesAward tierBronze
Metascore
A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community in 1920 West Virginia, brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company.
Cast
Mary McDonnell·Chris Cooper·Will Oldham·James Earl Jones
Producers
Mark Balsam·Ira Deutchman·James Glenn Dudelson·Ned Kendall·Amir Jacob Malin
Languages
EnglishItalianMajor Awards
0 wins · 2 nominations
Nominations (2)
Best Picture
Film Independent Spirit Awards (1988)
Best Feature
Peggy RajskiMaggie Renzi
Best Director
Film Independent Spirit Awards (1988)
Best Director
John Sayles