| Edition |
Director-approved two-DVD special edition. |
| Description |
2 DVDs (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 999
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Criterion collection ; 999.
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| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987. |
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English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
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Features: New 4k digital restoration, supervised by director John Sayles ; Audio commentary from 2013 featuring Sayles and cinematographer Haskell Wexler ; Two new documentaries on making of the film featuring Sayles, producer Maggie Renzi, production designer Nora Chavooshian, and actors Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, and David Strathairn ; New interview with composer Mason Daring ; Short documentary on the impact that Matewan's production had on West Virginia ; New program on the film's production design featuring Chavooshian; Trailer ; An essay by critic A.S. Hamrah. |
| Credits |
Written and directed by John Sayles ; produced by Peggy Rajski and Maggie Renzi ; music, Mason Daring ; costume designer, Cynthia Flynt ; production designer, Nora Chavooshian ; director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; art director, Dan Bishop. |
| Cast |
Chris Cooper, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, Ken Jenkins, Kevin Tighe, Gordon Clapp, Bob Gunton, Jace Alexander, Joe Grifasi, Nancy Mette, Jo Henderson, Josh Mostel, Gary McCleery, Maggie Renzi, Tom Wright, Michael Preston, Tom Carlin, Jenni Cline, Michael A. Mantel, James Earl Jones. |
| Summary |
"Written and directed by John Sayles, 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 Matewan's miners go on strike, organizer Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper, in his film 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 cinematography by Haskell Wexler, Matewan taps into a rich vein of Americana with painstaking attention to local texture, issuing an impassioned cry for justice that still resounds today"--Container. |
| Audience |
IMDB: PG-13. |
| Language |
English audio. |
| Subject |
Coal Strike, W. Va., 1920-1921 -- Drama.
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Strikes and lockouts -- Coal mining -- Drama.
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Strikes and lockouts -- Coal mining. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
West Virginia -- Race relations -- Drama.
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West Virginia. |
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Race relations. |
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Coal Strike (West Virginia : 1920-1921) |
| Chronological Term |
1920-1921 |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Historical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Sayles, John, 1950- screenwriter, film director.
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Renzi, Maggie, film producer, actor.
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Rajski, Peggy, film producer.
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Cooper, Chris, 1951- actor.
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McDonnell, Mary, actor.
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Oldham, Will, actor.
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Strathairn, David, actor.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, presenter.
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Cinecom Entertainment Group, production company, presenter.
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Goldcrest Films International, presenter.
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RedDog (Firm), production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| ISBN |
9781681436531 |
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1681436531 |
| Standard No. |
715515236119 |
| Music No. |
CC3081D The Criterion Collection |
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