Angel and Big Joe
Film poster
Directed byBert Salzman
Written byBert Salzman
Produced byDoro Bachrach
Bert Salzman[1]
StarringPaul Sorvino
Dadi Pinero
CinematographyPaul Glickman
Edited byArmond Lebowitz
Music byHarry Manfredini
Arlon Ober
Production
company
Learning Corporation of America
Release date
  • 1975 (1975)
Running time
27 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Angel and Big Joe is a 1975 American short drama film directed by Bert Salzman[2] and starring Paul Sorvino and Dadi Pinero. It won an Oscar at the 48th Academy Awards in 1976 for Best Short Subject.[3]

Premise

Angel (Dadi Pinero) portrays a young Chicano migrant worker,[4][5] while Big Joe (Paul Sorvino) is a telephone lineman. Angel feels that he can trust no one, but Big Joe sets out to prove him wrong.[6]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Short Film Winners: 1976 Oscars
  2. ^ MUBI
  3. ^ "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  4. ^ Phoenix Learning Group, Inc.
  5. ^ JSTOR
  6. ^ Internet Archive
  7. ^ Internet Archive

External links

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
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