Episode Number: 101
Directed by Academy Award© winning director and cinematographer Haskell Wexler, this is the film of a truly unique event Ian Ruskin performing his one-man play to a packed house of 1000 longshore workers in San Pedro, California. The result, with appearances by Elliott Gould, Edward Asner and members of ILWU Local 13, and with music by Jackson Browne, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Tim Reynolds, Ciro Hurtado, and others (including the world premiere of Woody Guthrie’s song about Harry, sung by his granddaughter Sarah Lee Guthrie) is an inspiring story. It is an intimate exploration of the life and times of this extraordinary man a hero or the devil incarnate, it all depends on your point of view full of the high drama and biting humor that ran through his life. And it is a springboard into understanding the parallel issues globalization, global responsibilities, wars on terrorism, surveillance and privacy, and the widening gap between rich and poor that we face today.
This play is a human portrayal of Bridge's passion, struggles and wicked sense of humor. It features Bridges' own words, from his rallying speeches of the 1930s and his electrifying testimony at his trials to the words of his contemporaries.
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