Synopsis
Mingo County, West Virginia, 1920. Coal miners, struggling to form a union, are up against company operators and the gun thugs of the notorious Baldwin-Felts detective agency. Black and Italian miners, brought in by the company to break the strike, are caught between the two forces. UMWA organizer and dual-card Wobbly Joe Kenehan determines to bring the local, Black, and Italian groups together. While Kenehan and his story are fictional, the setting and the dramatic climax are historical; Sid Hatfield, Cabell C. Testerman, C. E. Lively and the Felts brothers were real-life participants, and 'Few Clothes' is based on a character active several years previously.
Cast
Mary McDonnell·James Earl Jones·Chris Cooper·David Strathairn·Bob Gunton·Mason Daring·Ken Jenkins·Frank Hoyt Taylor·Gordon Clapp·Joe Grifasi·Will Oldham·Davide Ferrario·Josh Mostel·John Sayles·Kevin Tighe
Film Credits
Cinematography by Haskell Wexler, with production design by Nora Chavooshian.
Screenplay
John Sayles
Cinematography
Haskell Wexler
Production Design
Nora Chavooshian
Costume Design
Cynthia Flynt
Music
Mason Daring
Country
United States
Language
English, Italian
Rating
PG-13
Runtime
135 min
Box Office
$1,680,358
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 8 nominations total
IMDb
7.9/10 · 10K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
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