The Fight In The Fields (1997)
The Fight In The Fields
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.
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Cesar Chavez
as Self
as Self
Henry Darrow
as Narrator
as Narrator
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Rick Tejada-Flores
Director
Director
Ray Telles
Director
Director
Ray Telles
Writer
Writer
Rick Tejada-Flores
Writer
Writer
Peter Sears
Music
Music
Herb Ferrette
Editor
Editor
Rick Tejada-Flores
Producer
Producer
Ray Telles
Producer
Producer