The Fight In The Fields (1997)

ALL 04/16/1997 (en) Documentary 120 Min
  • Release
    04/16/1997
  • Production
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  • Original title
    The Fight In The Fields
  • Original language
    en
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Overview

This documentary traces the history of the United Farmworkers Union and the life of its founder, Cesar Chavez, from his birth in Arizona, his education into organizing and non-violence, his formation of the union, to his death in 1993. It includes newsreel footage of the Delano grape boycott, Senate hearings conducted by Robert F. Kennedy, Chavez's fasts, encounters with growers and rival Teamsters. Recent interviews with Chavez family members, Ethyl Kennedy, Roger Cardinal Mahony, Governor Jerry Brown, and current and past UFW leaders round out the history and assessment of Chavez and the Union.

  1. Story

  2. Herb Ferrette

    Editor



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The Fight In The Fields (1997) 120 Min

ALL 04/16/1997 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 04/16/1997
  • Production
  • Original title The Fight In The Fields
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

This documentary traces the history of the United Farmworkers Union and the life of its founder, Cesar Chavez, from his birth in Arizona, his education into organizing and non-violence, his formation of the union, to his death in 1993. It includes newsreel footage of the Delano grape boycott, Senate hearings conducted by Robert F. Kennedy, Chavez's fasts, encounters with growers and rival Teamsters. Recent interviews with Chavez family members, Ethyl Kennedy, Roger Cardinal Mahony, Governor Jerry Brown, and current and past UFW leaders round out the history and assessment of Chavez and the Union.

  1. Rick Tejada-Flores, Ray Telles

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Herb Ferrette

    Editor

  4. Rick Tejada-Flores, Ray Telles

    Producer