The Fight in the Fields
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The Fight in the Fields

7.9 / 10 | 2h | United States
1997 | Documentary | Biography
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.

Cast List (22)

Rick Tejada-Flores
Rick Tejada-Flores
Director
Ray Telles
Ray Telles
Director
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
Self
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez
Self
Henry Darrow
Henry Darrow
Self - Narrator
Marshall Ganz
Marshall Ganz
Self
LeRoy Chatfield
LeRoy Chatfield
Self
Richard Chavez
Richard Chavez
Self
Linda Chávez Rodríguez
Linda Chávez Rodríguez
Self
Jessie de la Cruz
Jessie de la Cruz
Self
Bill Grami
Bill Grami
Self
Adelina Gurrola
Adelina Gurrola
Self
Daryl Arnold
Daryl Arnold
Self
Helen Chavez
Helen Chavez
Self
Paul Chavez
Paul Chavez
Self
Rita Medina Chávez
Rita Medina Chávez
Self
Jerry Cohen
Jerry Cohen
Self
Bert Corona
Bert Corona
Self
Herman Gallegos
Herman Gallegos
Self
Teofilo Garcia
Teofilo Garcia
Self
Rick Tejada-Flores
Rick Tejada-Flores
Writer
Ray Telles
Ray Telles
Writer

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