Matewan
1987 American drama film by John Sayles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matewan (/ˈmeɪtwɒn/) is a 1987 American independent[2][3] drama film written and directed by John Sayles, and starring Chris Cooper (in his film debut), James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell and Will Oldham, with David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe and Gordon Clapp in supporting roles.[4] The film dramatizes the events of the Battle of Matewan, a coal miners' strike in 1920 in Matewan, a small town in the hills of West Virginia.
Matewan | |
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Directed by | John Sayles |
Written by | John Sayles |
Produced by | Peggy Rajski Maggie Renzi |
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Cinematography | Haskell Wexler |
Edited by | Sonya Polonsky |
Music by | Mason Daring |
Distributed by | Cinecom Pictures |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $4 million (estimated)[1] |
Box office | under $2 million (US)[1] |
Matewan was a critical success but a box office flop, grossing under $2 million on an estimated $4 million budget. The film received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and received a Criterion Collection re-release in 2019.[5]