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Joe Hill (1971)

117 min  -  Biography | Drama  -   25 August 1971 (Sweden)
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About the life and death of the legendary Swedish/American agitator Joe Hill.

Director:

Bo Widerberg
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Cast

Cast overview:
Thommy Berggren Thommy Berggren ...
Joe Hill
Anja Schmidt Anja Schmidt ...
Lucia
Kelvin Malave Kelvin Malave ...
The Fox
Evert Anderson Evert Anderson ...
Blackie
Cathy Smith Cathy Smith ...
Cathy
Hasse Persson Hasse Persson ...
Paul
David Moritz David Moritz ...
David
Richard Weber Richard Weber ...
Richard
Joel Miller Joel Miller ...
Ed Rowan
Robert Faeder Robert Faeder ...
George
Wendy Geyer Wendy Geyer ...
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (as Wendy Geier)
Liska March Liska March ...
The Charity Woman
Frank Molinari Frank Molinari ...
The Tenor (as Franco Molinari)
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Storyline

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 Movie-Man <soderberg@softhome.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Railway | Labor Union | Train | Anarchism | Socialism  | See more »

Taglines:

"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."

Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Country:

Sweden | USA

Language:

English | Swedish (some dialogue) | Italian (a few lines)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Ballad of Joe Hill See more »

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 2,350,625 (Sweden)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sweden:  | USA:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)
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