Joe Hill is a 1971 biopic about the Swedish-American labor activist and songwriter Joe Hill, born Joel Emanuel Hägglund in Gävle, Sweden. It was directed by Swedish director Bo Widerberg and is a dramatization of Hill's life, depicting Hill's arrival as a poor immigrant in New York in 1902, his involvement with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and his trial for murder, during which he defended himself.
Joe Hill (1971)
Directed by Bo Widerberg
Genres - Biography, Drama, History |
Sub-Genres - Biographical Film |
Release Date - Aug 25, 1971 |
Run Time - 118 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
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Sweden, Transformation
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Narrative Location: New York City
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