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Additional DVD options | Edition | Discs | Price | New from | Used from |
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Format | NTSC |
Contributor | Mark Balsam, Chris Cooper, Ken Jenkins, Mary McDonnell, Nancy Mette, James Glenn Dudelson, Kevin Tighe, Ira Deutchman, Maggie Renzi, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, James Earl Jones, Gordon Clapp, Jerry Silva, Bob Gunton, Joe Grifasi, Amir Jacob Malin, Jace Alexander, John Sayles See more |
Language | English, Italian |
Runtime | 2 hours and 15 minutes |
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
- Package Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches; 2.4 ounces
- Director : John Sayles
- Media Format : NTSC
- Run time : 2 hours and 15 minutes
- Actors : Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn
- Producers : Amir Jacob Malin, Ira Deutchman, James Glenn Dudelson, Jerry Silva, Maggie Renzi
- ASIN : B000068QP0
- Writers : John Sayles
- Best Sellers Rank: #71,154 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #12,012 in Drama DVDs
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I decided to buy my copy of MATEWAN for $10 and was only marginally disappointed that, well, the "margins" of this supposed Widescreen version (even says widescreen on my disc) is not correct.
There are no black bars on top or bottom of screen.
The fact this is not widescreen is obvious when some early credits (a 'letter' or two) disappear off the side of screen. Happens again during closing credits. This is a Full Screen for sure. That said, MATEWAN'S rustic, woody, lush greens and mountains 'look' does prevail.
If you are a Sayles fan and haven't seen MATEWAN in a while you might be surprised how many of these actors he used again and again (not just Chris Cooper or Strathairn or McDonnel) but others like the Italian immigrant (Maggie Renzi) who played Eddie Cicotte's wife in Eight Men Out. And trust me that is just one quick example. Another actor (Jace Alexander - Eight Men Out) and actress from Passion Fish (5 years after Matewan ) have very significant roles in MATEWAN.
And, man, are Kevin Tighe and Gordon Clapp (both in 8 Men Out) two of the most despicable "Company" workers ever seen? "Ma'am, you are the best lookin' piece of 'mountain trash' I think I've ever seen." You are NOT welcome to Matewan, prick(s).
John Sayles had already proven himself a solid screenwriter for Roger Corman's Lady in Red (for example) and he may never have duplicated this early directorial masterwork, MATEWAN ("Return of the Secaucus 7" his first).
But, it has to be said again: How come an American movie as well done and historically significant as MATEWAN cannot receive a better treatment? This movie just screams for a Criterion Edition.
grandfather worked 57 years in the mines & retired as an inspecter . He was 76 when
he retired & died from black lung disease . My father started working in the mines at 14 years old & told me many stories about how life was working in a town that was owned by the Mining company . You were paid in script & could only spend it in
their company store . They also owned the house you lived in & paid you very little
cash money . There was no safety measures to speak of & my dad was caught in one cave in . Thank god it was enough to quit mining never to return . The West Virginia state line is not that far from Penn . The union & Mine trouble is well
known in that area & when i was a young boy we went through Matewan while on a
vacation . I remember that it looked similar to our town . Back then they hand dug coal for 10 cents a ton and mules pulled the coal cars to & from the lift . They
used birds in cages to check for methane gas . The movie told the story of the miners plight in a great real life story . I am now 79 years old & it brought back
some great memories , thanks to Amazon ------------Rich Mellinger
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The ending is violent, but that too is well done.
The film is about a coal miners strike in 1920's USA. As a union man, I was swinging between pride and anger throughout the film. It's a brilliant portrayal of what our forefathers went through to get where we are now.