Movie Description
Joe Hill
(1971)Overview
In the early 1900s, the legendary Joe Hill emigrates with his brother to the United States. But after a short time, he loses touch with his brother. Joe gets a few jobs but is struck by all the injustice and tragedy going on. He becomes active in the forbidden union IWW, a union for workers without trades. It is forbidden to demonstrate and to speak in public but Joe gets around that by singing his manifests with the Salvation Army. He manages to get more and more people to go on strike with him but he also makes powerful enemies doing that. Finally he gets connected with a murder and during the trial he fires his lawyer and takes upon himself to become his own defender.
Featured Crew
- Director : Bo Widerberg
- Producer : Waldemar Bergendahl,Bo Widerberg
- Writer : Bo Widerberg
- Editor : Bo Widerberg
- Cast : Thommy Berggren,Anja Schmidt,Kelvin Malave,Evert Anderson,Cathy Smith,Hasse Persson,David Moritz,Richard Weber,Joel Miller,Robert Faeder,Wendy Geier,Liska March,Michael Logan,Karl I. Dambacher Jr.,Frank Molinari
Cast
Joe Hill
Lucia
The Fox
Blackie
Cathy
Paul
David
Richard
Ed Rowan
George
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
The Charity Woman
Townsperson (uncredited)
The Tenor (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleJoe Hill
Status Released
Release Information
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1971-08-25
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 54m
Production CompaniesParamount Pictures,Sagittarius Productions,Bo Widerberg Film
Genres
- Drama