The Fight In The Fields Poster

The Fight In The Fields (1997)

Apr 16, 1997 Documentary 2h 0m
0%
User Score
7.9/10

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.

Ray Telles
Director
Rick Tejada-Flores
Writer

Top Billed Cast

Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez

Self
Henry Darrow
Henry Darrow

Narrator
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown

Self

Full Cast & Crew

Media

Loading Wikipedia summary...

Similar Movies

Reviews

Sign in to write a review.
No reviews have been written for this movie.
×