Joe Hill

""I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night. Alive as you or me. Says I, but Joe you're ten years dead. I never died says he.""

Aug 25 1971 GP 1h 58m
Biography, Drama, History

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.

Plot

In the early 1900's, 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 get 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.

Written by

Bo Widerberg, Richard Weber, Steve Hopkins

Directed by

Bo Widerberg

Cast

Thommy Berggren, Anja Schmidt, Kelvin Malave

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Sweden

Production Companies

Bo Widerberg Film, Sagittarius Productions, Paramount

Languages

svenska, Italiano, English

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 2 nominations total

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