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25/08/1971 Drama 1h 58m
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"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

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.

  1. Bo Widerberg

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Thommy Berggren

    Joe Hill

  2. Anja Schmidt

    Lucia

  3. Kelvin Malave

    The Fox

  4. Evert Anderson

    Blackie

  5. Cathy Smith

    Cathy

  6. Hasse Persson

    Paul

  7. David Moritz

    David

  8. Richard Weber

    Richard

  9. Joel Miller

    Ed Rowan

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-08
Landing at Ellis Island from Europe at the start of the 20th century, the Hågglund brothers anticipate opportunities galore in this new land after years of poverty and illness at home in Sweden. Unable to speak the language, they can only find manual labour work and it is this dead-end existence that spurs Joe (Thommy Berggren) to challenge his ideals of just what life in the USA was going to mean! Separated from his brother he is soon travelling the land as a drifter, travelling illicitly on the railways and that’s when he encounters the enthusiastically burgeoning IWW. At first, they look...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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