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Title:

Matewan / written and directed by John Sayles.

Edition:

Criterion collection.

Publisher:

The Criterion Collection,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

2 videodiscs (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

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.

Other Authors:

Sayles, John, 1950- film director. film director.
Cooper, Chris, 1951- actor.
Jones, James Earl, actor.
McDonnell, Mary, actor.
Oldham, Will, actor.

Other Titles:

Matewan (Motion picture)

Notes:

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. Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn.

Summary:

A wrenching historical drama that recounts the true story of a West Virginia coal town where the local miners2 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.

ISBN:

1681436531
9781681436531

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1117308413

UPC:

715515236119

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

XBPE737 -- Lied Public Library - Clarinda (Clarinda)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)