Joe Hill

Joe Hill

Director Bo Widerberg

1 hr. 57 min. · Sweden, United States, 1971 · Drama, Biographical, History · Swedish, English · Subtitles: English · Pegi 13

About the film

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"

Details

Running time
1 hr. 57 min.
Country, year
Sweden, United States, 1971
Genre
Drama, Biographical, History
Language
Swedish, English
Subtitles
English
Age rating
Pegi 13

Credits

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

Festivals and awards

  • Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize
Bo Widerberg

Director

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.