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."”
In the early 20th-century, the legendary Joe Hill emigrates with his brother to the United States. However, after a short time, he loses touch with his brother. After a few jobs but struck by all the injustice and tragedy, he becomes active in the forbidden IWW (Industrial Workers of the World), a union for workers without trades. It is forbidden to demonstrate and speak in public but Joe finds a loophole by singing his manifests with the Salvation Army. As his allies grow, so do his enemies.
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Cast
15 people
Thommy Berggren
Joe Hill
Known for
Elvira Madigan
Anja Schmidt
Lucia
Also in
Wallander: Sidetracked
Conspiracy of Silence
Kelvin Malave
The Fox
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Evert Anderson
Blackie
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Cathy Smith
Cathy
Hasse Persson
Paul
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David Moritz
David
Richard Weber
Richard
Joel Miller
Ed Rowan
Known for
Parasite
Robert Faeder
George
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Wendy Geier
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
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Liska March
The Charity Woman
Also in
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
Bo Widerberg Director · Stefan Grossman Composer Anne von Sydow Costume designer
United States release October 24, 1971 · Produced in Sweden, United States · Languages English, Italian, Swedish
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Sagittarius Productions
Production
Bo Widerberg Film
Production
Sweden · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian · Swedish
Release dates
France · May 13, 1971
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · October 24, 1971
Theatrical
Colombia
March 21, 1973 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 27, 1971 · Theatrical
Finland
December 25, 1971 · Theatrical
France
December 8, 1971 · Theatrical
Greece
January 15, 1973 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 9, 1972 · Theatrical
Italy
March 10, 1972 · Theatrical
Japan
October 30, 1971 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 25, 1971 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 23, 1971 · Theatrical
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