From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.
Special features include ports of call, creative contributors, this ain't no pork chop union, I knew Harry, pre-show, Harry's legacy, Bill Moyers (excerpts from 1973), slide show.
Ian Ruskin.
A documentary film about Harry Bridges who had a profound effect on the American labor movement. It is focused around a filmed performance of Ian Ruskin's one-man play which explores Bridges' early life, the creation of the ILWU, his campaigns for social justice, and the four trials he endured during his quest for citizenship and was performed in San Pedro, California for a packed house of 1000 longshore workers.
DVD, NTSC.
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PUBLISHED
[Los Angeles, CA] : Harry Bridges Project, [2007]
Year Published: 2007
Description: 2 videodisc (ca. 91 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Ruskin, Ian.
Wexler, Haskell.
Harry Bridges Project.
SUBJECTS
Bridges, Harry, -- 1901-1990.
Bridges, Harry, -- 1901-1990 -- Drama.
International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
International Longshore and Warehouse Union -- Drama.
Working class -- United States.
Working class -- United States -- Drama.
Stevedores -- Labor unions -- United States.
Stevedores -- Labor unions -- United States -- Drama.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Filmed performances.
Feature films.
Feature films -- United States.