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Matewan
1987
135 minutes (2 hrs 15 mins)
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Directed by
John Sayles
Starring
Chris Cooper
· Mary McDonnell · Will Oldham · David Strathairn · Ken Jenkins · Kevin Tighe
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Release dates
US release
28th August 1987
United States release
28th August 1987
Australia release
30th June 1988
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US
PG-13
13
K-16
15
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R
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£0
US total gross
$0
Global total gross
$0
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