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Joe Hill

1 hr. 57 min. | Drama, Biographical, History | Pegi 13

In 1902 Joe Hill arrived to New York as a poor Swedish immigrant. He transformed his rage and disappointment into angry and pitiless songs which became a flag of labourers faithing against social inequality. USA revenged the songwriter with the trial for supposed murder and despite pleases for mercy he was executed in 1915. „Joe Hill“ is a ballade about a man who became a symbol of international labourer movement, a godfather by Bob Dylan and Joan Chandos Baez and created poetry as an arm to fight against cruel reality at the begining of the 20th century

"Translated by Eglė Voidogienė"

Bo Widerberg

Bo Widerberg

Bo Widerberg left behind a shimmering, multi-faceted oeuvre and was regarded as one of the most important Swedish directors alongside Ingmar Bergman and Victor Sjöström already in his lifetime.
Languages
Swedish, English
Subtitles
English
Original title
Joe Hill
Produced
1971: Sweden, United States

Film information

Director
Bo Widerberg
Producers
Bo Widerberg, Waldemar Bergendahl
Screenplay
Bo Widerberg
Music
Stefan Grossman
Cinematography
Jörgen Persson
Cast
Thommy Berggren, Anja Schmidt, Kelvin Malave
More information
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