Matewan (The Criterion Collection) - Region 0
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Written and directed by John Sayles (Lone Star), this wrenching historical drama recounts the true story of a West Virginia coal town where the local miners’ struggle to form a union rose to the pitch of all-out war in 1920. When the town of Matewan’s miners go on strike, organizer Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper, in his screen debut) arrives to help them, uniting workers white and black, Appalachia-born and immigrant, while urging patience in the face of the coal company’s violent provocations. With a crackerjack ensemble cast—including James Earl Jones, David Strathairn, Mary McDonnell, and Will Oldham—and Oscar-nominated
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Manufacturer: The Criterion Collection
Release date: 29 October 2019
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0715515236010 UPC: 715515236010
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Release date: 29 October 2019
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0715515236010 UPC: 715515236010
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