The Fight In The Fields
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.
About The Fight In The Fields (1997)
Released in 1997, The Fight In The Fields is a documentary film (United States of America). It was directed by Rick Tejada-Flores and Ray Telles and written by Rick Tejada-Flores and Ray Telles. The cast is led by Cesar Chavez, Henry Darrow and Jerry Brown. With a runtime of 2h 0m, the film averages 9.0/10 across 1 TMDB ratings.
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