Archive: Biography

Other InformationReds (1981)

A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States. 3h 15m 7.3 United States English…

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Other InformationThe Young Karl Marx (2017)

This entertaining movie is about the relationship between Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles and their development of communist theory in the context of the labor and political ferment leading up to the revolutions of 1848. 1h 58m 6.6 France English…

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Other InformationDolores (2017)

In the 1950’s, a working-class wife and mother of eleven children helps to establish a farmer’s union, which later develops into a platform for feminism and gender equality. 1h 35m 7.3 United States English…

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Other InformationHarry Bridges: A Man and His Union (1992)

Harry Bridges was a critical and central figure in the San Francisco General Strike and this documentary provides a vivid view of his life and response not only to the issues in the strike but also to the massive effort…

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Other InformationJoe Hill (1971)

About the life and death of the legendary Swedish/American agitator Joe Hill. 1h 54m 7.3 Sweden English…

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Other InformationThe Fight in the Fields (1997)

This documentary traces the history of the United Farmworkers Union and the life of its founder, Cesar Chavez, from his birth in Arizona, his education into organizing and non-violence, his formation of the union, to his death in 1993. It…

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Other InformationCesar Chavez (2014)

A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez. 1h 42m 6.4 United States English…

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Other InformationPride (2014)

U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984. TOP PICK 1h 59m 7.8 United Kingdom English…

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