Matewan

1987 film by John Sayles
Movie film Q3851789
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Matewan

Summary

Matewan is a film[1]. Matewan ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,383 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Matewan's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Matewan was directed by John Sayles[4].
  • John Sayles wrote the screenplay for Matewan[5].
  • Matewan's composer is recorded as Mason Daring[6].
  • Matewan's genre is drama film[7].
  • Battle of Matewan is named after Matewan[8].
  • A cast member of Matewan was Chris Cooper[9].
  • A cast member of Matewan was James Earl Jones[10].
  • A cast member of Matewan was Mary McDonnell[11].
  • A cast member of Matewan was Will Oldham[12].
  • A cast member of Matewan was David Strathairn[13].
  • A cast member of Matewan was Kevin Tighe[14].
  • A cast member of Matewan was Ken Jenkins[15].
  • A cast member of Matewan was Gordon Clapp[16].
  • A cast member of Matewan was Bob Gunton[17].
  • A cast member of Matewan was Joe Grifasi[18].
  • A cast member of Matewan was Josh Mostel[19].
  • A cast member of Matewan was Davide Ferrario[20].
  • A cast member of Matewan was John Sayles[21].
  • A cast member of Matewan was Frank Hoyt Taylor[22].
  • A cast member of Matewan was Mason Daring[23].
  • Matewan's director of photography is recorded as Haskell Wexler[24].
  • The original language of Matewan was English[25].
  • Matewan was distributed by video on demand[26].
  • Matewan's review score is recorded as 94%[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Matewan was directed by John Sayles[4]. John Sayles wrote the screenplay for Matewan[5]. Cast members include Chris Cooper[9], James Earl Jones[10], Mary McDonnell[11], Will Oldham[12], David Strathairn[13], and Kevin Tighe[14].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1987[28] and August 28, 1987[29]. The original language of Matewan was English[25]. Matewan's genre is drama film[7]. Matewan was distributed by video on demand[26].

Reception

Reviews include 94%[27], 8.2/10[30], and 7.9/10[31].

Why It Matters

Matewan ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,383 views/month).[2] Matewan has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Matewan is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 93509
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  2. 5w ago · Reubot · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14462 → amzn1.dv.gti.7063b9c7-32bd-4975-b26e-cf47b4b0bfb8
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  3. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1920s, 20th century
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  4. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 28721
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  5. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 3090
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  6. 22w ago · Difool · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer → Mason Daring
    Aliases → —
    Director of photography → Haskell Wexler
    Genre → drama film
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||4 */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs; add external ID to reference ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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