Sir Christopher James Hampton CBE FRSL is a British playwright, screenwriter, translator and film director. He is best known for his play Les Liaisons Dangereuses based on the novel of the same name and the film adaptation
Tells the story of Swedish immigrant Joseph Hillström (a.k.a. Joe Hill) who rose to prominence as a member of the Industrial Workers of the World. Advocating for union workers through word-of-mouth and widespread songs and poems. Up until his wrongful conviction and execution at the hands of a firing squad in 1915.
