DVD

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.

Sayles, John, 1950- (Added Author). Rajski, Peggy. (Added Author). Renzi, Maggie. (Added Author). Cooper, Chris, 1951- (Added Author). Jones, James Earl. (Added Author). McDonnell, Mary. (Added Author). Oldham, Will. (Added Author). Strathairn, David. (Added Author). Jenkins, Ken, 1940- (Added Author). Clapp, Gordon, 1948- (Added Author). Tighe, Kevin, 1944- (Added Author). Cinecom Entertainment Group. (Added Author). Film Gallery. (Added Author). Goldcrest Films International. (Added Author). RedDog (Firm) (Added Author). S©Øeville Pictures. (Added Author). Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, Ken Jenkins, Kevin Tighe, John Sayles (Cast).

Summary:

A labor leader seeking to organize the workers of a company town sets off a powderkeg of racial hostility, corruption and betrayal in this tale of the bitter clash between unionist miners and the tyrannical coal company owners in West Virginia in the 1920's

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Edition: Widescreen presentation.
Publisher: Canada : Seville Pictures, [2002]
Copyright: ©1987

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1987 Bonus features includes bios, trailer, and trailer gallery
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music, Mason Daring ; editor, Sonya Polonsky ; director of photography, Haskell Wexler
Participant or Performer Note:	Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, Ken Jenkins, Kevin Tighe, John Sayles
Target Audience Note:	Not rated
System Details Note:	DVD; Dolby digital 2.0; 16 x 9 widescreen presentation (1.85:1)
Language Note:	Closed-captioned
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA, 1988: Nominated, Best Cinematography (Haskell Wexler). Independent Spirit Awards, 1988: Best Cinematography; Nominated, Best Director (John Sayles); Best Feature; Best Screenplay; Best Supporting Male (James Earl Jones).