John Sayles

In 1987, John Sayles directed Matewan in Thurmond, Fayette County, which doubled for the actual Mingo County town of Matewan.

Chris Cooper (), in Chris Cooper's film debut

}}Matewan () is a 1987 American drama film written and directed by John Sayles, and starring Chris Cooper (in Chris Cooper's film debut), James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell and Will Oldham, with David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe and Gordon Clapp in supporting roles.

James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell and Will Oldham, with David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe and Gordon Clapp in supporting roles in Chris Cooper's film debut

}}Matewan () is a 1987 American drama film written and directed by John Sayles, and starring Chris Cooper (in Chris Cooper's film debut), James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell and Will Oldham, with David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe and Gordon Clapp in supporting roles.

Chris Cooper , , Will Oldham, David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe, Gordon Clapp

Matewan is a 1987 American historical drama movie directed by John Sayles and starring Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe, Gordon Clapp.

James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, and David Strathairn in Chris Cooper's film debut

Matewan is the 1987 film written and directed by John Sayles and starring Chris Cooper (in Chris Cooper's film debut), James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, and David Strathairn.

Sayles

Sayles has written and directed Sayles's own films, including Lone Star, Passion Fish, Eight Men Out, The Secret of Roan Inish, and Matewan.

the Matewan Massacre , a small part of the Blair Mountain story

John Sayles' 1987 film Matewan depicts the Matewan Massacre, a small part of the Blair Mountain story.

James Earl Jones January 171931 (born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, , )

James Earl Jones (born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, January 17, 1931) acted in the theater and in movies like Dr. Strangelove (1964) by Stanley Kubrick, The Great White Hope (1970) directed by Martin Ritt from the play by Howard Sackler, Claudine (1974) with Diahann Carroll, Matewan (1987) by John Sayles, Coming to America (1988) with Eddie Murphy, Field of Dreams (1989) with Kevin Costner, The Hunt for Red October (1990) with Sean Connery, Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994) with Harrison Ford.

John Sayle

New Castle – Guo Hengqi's documentary reminded me a lot of one of my favorite films, John Sayle's Matewan, about the 'Bloody Mingo' labor battle between union coal miners and the company gun thugs. '

the Bimbos

the Bimbos has directed seventeen feature films, including Matewan, Lone Star, and Eight Men Out, and received a John Steinbeck Award, a John Cassavetes Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Writer’s Guild of America, and two Academy Award nominations.

Bessie Parker

Bessie Parker's film Matewan (1987) was a dramatization of West Virginia coal miners trying to unionize in the 1920s.

David Strathairn

Seven years later Sayles called Strathairn again to appear in David Strathairn's film Matewan, shot in Thurmond, West Virginia.

Bryson

In contrast, American independent film producer John Sayles drew inspiration from Mennonite conscientious objectors for Bryson's 1987 award-winning film, Matewan.

Hod Brackenridge

Hod Brackenridge has directed seventeen feature films, including Matewan, Lone Star, and Eight Men Out, and received two Academy Award nominations.

Wiener ’s

Wiener ’s written over 100 screenplays; directed critically acclaimed films like Matewan and The Secret Of Roan Inish; acted opposite oral historian extraordinaire Studs Terkel in Eight Men Out (which Studs Terkel also wrote and directed); and written seven books, with Studs Terkel's novel Union Dues being nominated for a National Book Award in 1977.

Los Gusanos

Los Gusanos has directed seventeen feature films, including Matewan, Lone Star, and Eight Men Out, and received a John Steinbeck Award, a John Cassavetes Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Writer's Guild of America, and two Academy Award nominations.

Wong Kar-Wai

The film was directed by Hong Kong film director and internationally renowned auteur Wong Kar-Wai.

Alan Mak and Felix Chong

Written and directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong, the film starred Donnie Yen as Guan Yu, with Yen also serving as the film's action director.