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Joe Hill (1971) [NR]

Release Date:
August 25, 1971

Original Title:
Joe Hill

Alternate Titles:
The Ballad of Joe Hill

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Bo Widerberg Film
Paramount Pictures
Sagittarius Productions

Production Countries:
Sweden | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 114

"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."

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Additional Dialogue:
Richard Weber
Steve Hopkins

Art Direction:
Ulf Axén

Cinematography:
Petter Davidson
Jörgen Persson

Costume Design:
Marianne Carlberg
Ingrid Dahl
Anne von Sydow

Director:
Bo Widerberg

Editor:
Bo Widerberg

Makeup Artist:
Helena Olofsson-Carmback

Original Music Composer:
Stefan Grossman

Producer:
Waldemar Bergendahl
Bo Widerberg

Production Manager:
Waldemar Bergendahl

Sound:
Ulf Darin
Lasse Ulander

Unit Manager:
Raymond Lundberg

Writer:
Bo Widerberg

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