95m; U.S.
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Will Geer, Bradford Dillman
Synopsis (IMDB): A mysterious man John Kane (Sidney Poitier) who, when he returns to his hometown in Alabama for his sister’s funeral, is thought to be an outside labor agitator – until it’s revealed that he’s really a heavenly messenger. The plot revolves around a strike at the town’s big factory.
86m; U.K.
Director: Barney Platts-Mills
Synopsis: Portrait of Working Class Youth in London in late 60’s.
22m; South Africa
Director: Sally Giles & Fazel Khan
Synopsis: Struggle for decent housing/jobs in Durban, South Africa
Israel
Director: Yonatan Preminger
Synopsis: Follows Arab construction workers who begin to paint a mural. The film presents a hopeful picture in which walls between workers crumble. Beyond that, it shows a conservative society whose internal walls are being breached and aises important questions about the role of art in society.
101m; U.S.
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid and Daniel Stern
Synopsis: A small-town teen obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl. Class conflict in a small town.
56m; U.S.
Director: Patrick J. Mullins
Synopsis: Personal experiences of five former “guest workers” in the controversial U.S.- Mexican government Bracero Program.
Contact: pmullins@utep.edu 915 747-7690 (Work) 915 539-5156 (Home)
U.K.
Synopsis: Five-part series for BBC television on the decline of the working class in the era of Margaret Thatcher.
88m; U.S.
Director: Martin Scorcese
Cast: Barbara Hershey, David Carradine and Barry Primus
Synopsis (IMDB): During the depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad.
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