Matewan

1987 film by John Sayles
Movie film Q3851789
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Matewan

Summary

Matewan is a film[1]. Matewan has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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] and 8.2/10[30].

Why It Matters

Matewan has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Matewan is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . fdb.pl. Retrieved . fdb.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: 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] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 9w 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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