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
James Glenn Dudelson
Associate Producer
Benita Allen
Second Assistant Director
Nancy Gilmore
Set Dresser
Amir Jacob Malin
Executive Producer
Jem Cohen
Assistant Property Master
Mark Balsam
Executive Producer
P. Scott Sakamoto
First Assistant Camera
Steve Apicella
Video Assist Operator
Julie Hutchinson
Casting Assistant
Philip Stockton
Sound Editor
Christopher Weir
Assistant Sound Editor
Sean Fogel
Assistant Grip
Eve Battaglia
Casting Assistant
Cilista Eberle
Production Office Coordinator
Brent Haywood
Leadman
Lynn Breschel
Best Boy Electric
Louisa Heyward
Electrician
James Sarzotti
Makeup & Hair
Avy Kaufman
Additional Casting
Ned Kandel
Associate Producer
Daniel Boxer
Assistant Set Dresser
Lee Shapira
Grip
Marissa Littlefield
Assistant Sound Editor
Peter Kunz
Special Effects Coordinator
Joel Ossenfort
Scenic Artist
Luke Latino
Assistant Grip
David Leonard
Editorial Production Assistant
Ken Nelson
Leadman
Bob Bailey
Location Assistant
Leslie A. Pope
Set Decoration
Ann Edgeworth
Property Master
Pat McClinch
Scenic Artist
Morris Flam
Gaffer
Debbie Sarjeant
Second Assistant Camera
John Tintori
Script Supervisor
Susan Lyall
Assistant Costume Designer
Robert Grindrod
Casting Associate
Danny Aiello III
Stunts
Anthony Dunne
Construction Coordinator
John Robinson
Carpenter
Mitch Dubin
Camera Operator
Lorna Scott
Wardrobe Assistant
Shirley Belwood
Special Effects
Bob Marshak
Still Photographer
Len DeVirgilio
Stunts
John Sayles
Writer
Diana Pokorny
Unit Manager
Stefan Czapsky
Key Grip
Lisa Schnall
Boom Operator
Bruce Pross
Assistant Sound Editor
Leigh Kyle
Lead Set Dresser
Paul Marcus
Location Manager
Robert K. Feldmann
Grip
Erica Gelczis
Assistant Grip
Pam Flam
Casting Assistant
Pat McCarthy
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jerry Silva
Executive Producer
John Sutton
Sound Mixer
Barbara-Ann Stein
Casting Consultant
Arthur Blum
Grip
Barbara Shapiro
Casting
Sarah Green
Assistant Production Manager
Leigh Johnson
Assistant Set Decoration
Roland Brooks
Charge Scenic Artist
Claiborne Lashley
Assistant Grip
David Halsey
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Geraldine Peroni
Assistant Editor
Edgard Mourino
Stunt Coordinator
Ira Deutchman
Associate Producer
Peggy Rajski
Production Manager
Matia Karrell
First Assistant Director
Anamarie Michnevich
Set Decoration
Robert Bruce
Electrician
Bill Lehne
Leadman
Heidi Shulman
Wardrobe Supervisor
Holly Scarborough
Wardrobe Intern
Sara Malossini
Dialogue Coach
Daniel Fisher
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Nelle Stokes
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Archie Lambert
Art Department Production Assistant
Buddy Brewer
Set Production Assistant
Jeff Butcher
Art Department Assistant
Connie Lucas
Wardrobe Intern
Sandy Cox
Craft Service
Nancy Kim Parsons
Art Department Production Assistant
Beth Bernstein
Production Assistant
Ralph Renzi
Set Production Assistant
David Hollander
Legal Services
Claudia Bailey
Additional Camera
Roscoe Thomas
Driver
Bill McKinney
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Chris Gibbin
Art Department Production Assistant
Kevin Ball
Set Production Assistant
Sonny Adkins
Driver
Vincent Gratzer
Wardrobe Intern
Davide Ferrario
Dialogue Coach
Todd Wolfeil
Special Effects
Paul Marcus
Second Unit Location Manager
Howard J. Calvert Jr.
Art Department Manager
Rachel Bower
Set Production Assistant
David Smith
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Gary Rosenblatt
Publicist
Gabriele Campbell
Wardrobe Intern
Tom Fleischman
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Moore
Driver
John Sloss
Legal Services
Will Chapman
Set Production Assistant
Andrea Gustke
Wardrobe Intern
Russell Berg
Special Effects
Almer Shuttle
Art Department Production Assistant
Libby Bika
Production Assistant
Newton Thomas Sigel
Second Unit Director of Photography
Brian Wenk
Set Production Assistant
James Dean
Art Department Production Assistant
Haskell Wexler
Director of Photography
Gregory Jacobs
Set Production Assistant
Sonya Polonsky
Editor
Peggy Rajski
Producer
Cynthia Flynt
Costume Designer
Mason Daring
Original Music Composer
Dan Bishop
Art Direction
Nora Chavooshian
Production Design
Maggie Renzi
Producer
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor