Joe Hill 1971
Joe Hill
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.
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.
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Release Date:
Aug 25, 1971 (Sweden,United States)
Run Time:
1hr 54`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
Sweden,United States
Status:
Released
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Joe Hill
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... Director
Cast
... Joe Hill
AS
Anja Schmidt... Lucia
... The Fox
... Blackie
CS
Cathy Smith... Cathy
... Paul
DM
David Moritz... David
... Richard
JM
Joel Miller... Ed Rowan
... George
WG
Wendy Geier... Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
LM
Liska March... The Charity Woman
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... Townsperson (uncredited)
... The Tenor (uncredited)