The true story of Joe Hill a union activist framed for a murder many believe he did not commit.

THE BALLAD OF JOE HILL
Starring
Thommy Berggren

The true story of Swedish immigrant Joel Emanuel Hägglund, who adopted the name Joe Hill.
Struck by all the injustice and tragedy going on. He becomes active in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union,. It is forbidden to demonstrate and to speak in public but Joe gets around that by singing his manifests with the Salvation Army. He manages to get more and more people to go on strike with him but he also makes powerful enemies. Until finally he is accused of a murder, which to this day many believe was a fit-up. 

With the title track performed by Joan Baez.

This is now a very rare movie. The source from which we obtained this movie, is very good and very watch-able, but does contain a few speckles here and there.