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Matewan

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Call Number: DVD Drama Matewan
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch

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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987.
Special features: Taudio commentary featuring Sayles and cinematographer Haskell Wexler, new documentary on making of the film, new interview with composer, new program on the film's production design, trailer, plus: an essay by critic A.S. Hamrah.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn.
A wrenching historical drama that recounts the true story of a West Virginia coal town where the local minersâ‚‚ struggle to form a union rose to the pitch of all-out war in 1920. Written and directed by John Sayles, this film issues an impassioned cry for justice that still resounds today.
DVD, wide screen (1.85:1).

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SERIES
Criterion collection
999


LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

PUBLISHED
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2019]
Year Published: 2019
Description: 2 videodiscs (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781681436531
1681436531

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Sayles, John, 1950-
Cooper, Chris, 1951-
Jones, James Earl,
McDonnell, Mary,
Oldham, Will,

SUBJECTS
Coal Strike, W. Va., 1920-1921 -- Drama.
Strikes and lockouts -- Coal mining -- Drama.
Race relations -- Drama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.