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The Resource Matewan, Cinecom Entertainment Group and Film Gallery in association with Goldcrest present a Red Dog Films production ; produced by Peggy Rajski and Maggie Renzi ; written and directed by John Sayles

Matewan, Cinecom Entertainment Group and Film Gallery in association with Goldcrest present a Red Dog Films production ; produced by Peggy Rajski and Maggie Renzi ; written and directed by John Sayles

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"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
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  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
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Publication
Edition
Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Extent
2 videodiscs (133 min.)
Note
  • Title and credits from screen
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987
  • Wide screen (1.85:1)
  • 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
Contents
  • disc one. [Feature film]; trailer
  • disc two. [Special edition features]
Isbn
9781681436531
Instance
Label
Matewan
Title
Matewan
Statement of responsibility
Cinecom Entertainment Group and Film Gallery in association with Goldcrest present a Red Dog Films production ; produced by Peggy Rajski and Maggie Renzi ; written and directed by John Sayles
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Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
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
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Matewan (Motion picture)
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Credits note
Music, Mason Daring ; costume designer, Cynthia Flynt ; production designer, Nora Chavooshian ; editor, Sonya Polonsky ; director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; art director, Dan Bishop
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Rating: PG-13
Language note
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.M3943 2019
PerformerNote
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
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  • 1950-
  • 1951-
  • 1940-
  • 1944-
  • 1948-
  • 1934-1988
  • 1952-
  • 1938-
  • 1928-1991
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  • Sayles, John
  • Renzi, Maggie
  • Rajski, Peggy
  • Cooper, Chris
  • McDonnell, Mary
  • Oldham, Will
  • Strathairn, David
  • Jenkins, Ken
  • Tighe, Kevin
  • Clapp, Gordon
  • Gunton, Bob
  • Alexander, Jace
  • Grifasi, Joe
  • Mette, Nancy
  • Henderson, Jo
  • Mostel, Josh
  • McCleery, Gary
  • Wright, Tom
  • Preston, Michael
  • Carlin, Tom
  • Cline, Jenni
  • Mantell, Michael
  • Jones, James Earl
  • Daring, Mason
  • Flynt, Cynthia
  • Chavooshian, Nora
  • Polonsky, Sonya
  • Wexler, Haskell
  • Bishop, Dan
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Cinecom Entertainment Group
  • Goldcrest Films International
  • RedDog (Firm)
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
133
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
999
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  • Coal Strike, W. Va., 1920-1921
  • Strikes and lockouts
  • West Virginia
Technique
live action
Label
Matewan, Cinecom Entertainment Group and Film Gallery in association with Goldcrest present a Red Dog Films production ; produced by Peggy Rajski and Maggie Renzi ; written and directed by John Sayles
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Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title and credits from screen
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987
  • Wide screen (1.85:1)
  • 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
Accompanying material
1 pamphlet (1 page : color illustrations ; folded to 17 cm.)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
disc one. [Feature film]; trailer -- disc two. [Special edition features]
Control code
on1117308413
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Extent
2 videodiscs (133 min.)
Isbn
9781681436531
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515236119
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
CC3081D
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio), Dolby monaural
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Matewan, Cinecom Entertainment Group and Film Gallery in association with Goldcrest present a Red Dog Films production ; produced by Peggy Rajski and Maggie Renzi ; written and directed by John Sayles
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title and credits from screen
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987
  • Wide screen (1.85:1)
  • 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
Accompanying material
1 pamphlet (1 page : color illustrations ; folded to 17 cm.)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
disc one. [Feature film]; trailer -- disc two. [Special edition features]
Control code
on1117308413
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Extent
2 videodiscs (133 min.)
Isbn
9781681436531
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515236119
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
CC3081D
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio), Dolby monaural
Video recording format
DVD

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