The Wobblies
National Film Registry
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Through oral histories, archival footage, photographs, and songs associated with the movement, "The Wobblies" tells the story of the Industrial Workers of the World, the radical union founded in Chicago in 1905 to organize workers across trades. Featuring interviews with aging Wobbly members alongside historical materials from early twentieth-century labor struggles, the film explores the union’s role in strikes, worker activism, and the broader fight for labor rights in the United States.
Genres
Documentary, History
Cast & Crew
DirectorStewart Bird, Deborah Shaffer
StarringCharles Rydell, Anthony Bouza, Roger Baldwin
The Wobblies
National Film Registry
Through oral histories, archival footage, photographs, and songs associated with the movement, "The Wobblies" tells the story of the Industrial Workers of the World, the radical union founded in Chicago in 1905 to organize workers across trades. Featuring interviews with aging Wobbly members alongside historical materials from early twentieth-century labor struggles, the film explores the union’s role in strikes, worker activism, and the broader fight for labor rights in the United States.
Genres
Documentary, History
Cast & Crew
DirectorStewart Bird, Deborah Shaffer
StarringCharles Rydell, Anthony Bouza, Roger Baldwin
Rent/Purchase