Matewan

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Sayles
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Independent_Spirit_Award
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:Matewan_Massacre
gptkbp:box_office $1.2 million
gptkbp:budget $4 million
gptkbp:character_development complex characters
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Haskell_Wexler
gptkbp:color gptkb:color
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact labor rights discussions
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:American_history
film history
labor movement history
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:Company
racial tensions
community dynamics
unionization efforts
historical labor conflicts
violence against workers
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:John_Sayles
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:New_Line_Cinema
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:John_Sayles
gptkbp:features real historical figures
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:film_festival
gptkb:Toronto_International_Film_Festival
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkbp:filmography natural lighting
long takes
documentary style
gptkbp:genre gptkb:High_School
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:labor_union
gptkbp:home_media_release 1990s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Matewan
gptkbp:influenced subsequent films about labor issues
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Italian_neorealism
social realism
gptkbp:inspired_by true events
gptkbp:language English
authentic
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Mason_Daring
gptkbp:narrative_style non-linear
gptkbp:performance high
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:John_Sayles
gptkbp:release_date October 1987
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:1987
gptkbp:runtime 132 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:John_Sayles
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Chris_Cooper
gptkb:James_Earl_Jones
gptkb:David_Strathairn
gptkb:Mary_Mc_Donnell
gptkbp:themes gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:justice
class struggle
community solidarity