Who is Joe Kenehan in Matewan?

Chris Cooper plays Joe Kenehan in the film.

Matewan

Name: Matewan
Duration: 132
Rating: 93

Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper), a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson (James Earl Jones) and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.

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How long is Matewan?: Matewan is 2 hr 12 min long.

Who directed Matewan?: John Sayles

Who is Joe Kenehan in Matewan?: Chris Cooper plays Joe Kenehan in the film.

What is Matewan about?: Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper), a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson (James Earl Jones) and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.