Matewan
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
Chris Cooper
Joe Kenehan
James Earl Jones
'Few Clothes' Johnson
Mary McDonnell
Elma Radnor
Will Oldham
Danny Radnor
David Strathairn
Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Ken Jenkins
Sephus Purcell
Kevin Tighe
Bill Hickey
Gordon Clapp
Tom Griggs
Bob Gunton
C.E. Lively
Jace Alexander
Hilllard Elkins
Joe Grifasi
Fausto
Nancy Mette
Bridey Mae Tolliver
Jo Henderson
Mrs. Elkins
Josh Mostel
Mayor Cabell Testerman
Gary McCleery
Ludie
Maggie Renzi
Rosaria
Tom Wright
Tom
Michael B. Preston
Ellix (as Michael Preston)
Thomas A. Carlin
Turley
Jenni Cline
Luann
Michael Mantell
Doolin
J.K. Kent Lilly
Pappy's Voice (voice)
Ida Williams
Mrs. Knightes
James Kizer
Tolbert
Ronnie Stapleton
Stennis
Davide Ferrario
Gianni
Frank Payne Jr.
Old Miner
John Sayles
Hardshell Preacher
Hazel Dickens
Singer
Charles Haywood
Sheb
Neale Clark
Isaac
Mitch Scott
Mister
Hazel Pearl
Missus
Michael Frasher
Lee Felts
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Al Felts
Fred Decker
James
Bill Morris
Bass
Delmas Lawhorn
Conductor
William Dean
Broker
P. Michael Munsey
Broker
Thomas Hal Phillips
Boxcar Guard
Stephen C. Hall
Redneck Miner
Percy Fruit
Black Miner
Thomas Poore
Injured Black Miner
Tara Williams
Miner's Wife
Gerald Milnes
Fiddler
Mason Daring
Picker
Jim Costa
Mandolin Player
Phil Wiggins
Harmonica Player
John Sayles
Director
Barbara Shapiro
Casting
Peggy Rajski
Production Manager
Leigh Johnson
Assistant Set Decoration
Sarah Green
Assistant Production Manager
Jerry Silva
Executive Producer
Matia Karrell
First Assistant Director
Benita Allen
Second Assistant Director
Roland Brooks
Charge Scenic Artist
Bill Lehne
Leadman
Diana Pokorny
Unit Manager
Steve Apicella
Video Assist Operator
Len DeVirgilio
Stunts
Pat McClinch
Scenic Artist
James Sarzotti
Makeup & Hair
Marissa Littlefield
Assistant Sound Editor
Edgard Mourino
Stunt Coordinator
Will Chapman
Set Production Assistant
Leigh Kyle
Lead Set Dresser
Jem Cohen
Assistant Property Master
Bob Bailey
Location Assistant
Robert Bruce
Electrician
Susan Lyall
Assistant Costume Designer
Debbie Sarjeant
Second Assistant Camera
John Tintori
Script Supervisor
Heidi Shulman
Wardrobe Supervisor
David Leonard
Editorial Production Assistant
Ira Deutchman
Associate Producer
Anamarie Michnevich
Set Decoration
Ann Edgeworth
Property Master
Julie Hutchinson
Casting Assistant
Robert Grindrod
Casting Associate
Philip Stockton
Sound Editor
Christopher Weir
Assistant Sound Editor
Danny Aiello III
Stunts
James Glenn Dudelson
Associate Producer
Nancy Gilmore
Set Dresser
Joel Ossenfort
Scenic Artist
John Sayles
Writer
Sean Fogel
Assistant Grip
David Halsey
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Eve Battaglia
Casting Assistant
Cilista Eberle
Production Office Coordinator
Mark Balsam
Executive Producer
Bob Marshak
Still Photographer
Pam Flam
Casting Assistant
Shirley Belwood
Special Effects
Leslie A. Pope
Set Decoration
P. Scott Sakamoto
First Assistant Camera
Geraldine Peroni
Assistant Editor
Paul Marcus
Location Manager
Arthur Blum
Grip
Robert K. Feldmann
Grip
John Sutton
Sound Mixer
Buddy Brewer
Set Production Assistant
Vincent Gratzer
Wardrobe Intern
Tom Fleischman
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Anthony Dunne
Construction Coordinator
Erica Gelczis
Assistant Grip
Morris Flam
Gaffer
Pat McCarthy
Assistant Production Coordinator
Archie Lambert
Art Department Production Assistant
Barbara-Ann Stein
Casting Consultant
Bruce Pross
Assistant Sound Editor
Louisa Heyward
Electrician
Howard J. Calvert Jr.
Art Department Manager
Daniel Fisher
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Ned Kandel
Associate Producer
Daniel Boxer
Assistant Set Dresser
Ken Nelson
Leadman
Lee Shapira
Grip
Lorna Scott
Wardrobe Assistant
Peter Kunz
Special Effects Coordinator
Nancy Kim Parsons
Art Department Production Assistant
Andrea Gustke
Wardrobe Intern
Stefan Czapsky
Key Grip
Lisa Schnall
Boom Operator
Avy Kaufman
Additional Casting
Newton Thomas Sigel
Second Unit Director of Photography
David Smith
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Brent Haywood
Leadman
John Robinson
Carpenter
Lynn Breschel
Best Boy Electric
Mitch Dubin
Camera Operator
Libby Bika
Production Assistant
Holly Scarborough
Wardrobe Intern
Davide Ferrario
Dialogue Coach
Amir Jacob Malin
Executive Producer
Claiborne Lashley
Assistant Grip
Luke Latino
Assistant Grip
Paul Marcus
Second Unit Location Manager
Jeff Butcher
Art Department Assistant
Chris Gibbin
Art Department Production Assistant
Ralph Renzi
Set Production Assistant
David Hollander
Legal Services
Sandy Cox
Craft Service
Beth Bernstein
Production Assistant
Gabriele Campbell
Wardrobe Intern
Connie Lucas
Wardrobe Intern
Roscoe Thomas
Driver
Bill McKinney
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Kevin Ball
Set Production Assistant
Nelle Stokes
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Brian Wenk
Set Production Assistant
Sonny Adkins
Driver
Mark Moore
Driver
John Sloss
Legal Services
Claudia Bailey
Additional Camera
Sara Malossini
Dialogue Coach
Russell Berg
Special Effects
Todd Wolfeil
Special Effects
Almer Shuttle
Art Department Production Assistant
Rachel Bower
Set Production Assistant
Gary Rosenblatt
Publicist
James Dean
Art Department Production Assistant
Haskell Wexler
Director of Photography
Gregory Jacobs
Set Production Assistant
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Dan Bishop
Art Direction
Nora Chavooshian
Production Design
Sonya Polonsky
Editor
Cynthia Flynt
Costume Designer
Mason Daring
Original Music Composer
Peggy Rajski
Producer
Maggie Renzi
Producer