The Fight In The FieldsMovie
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
The Fight In The Fields is a 1997 documentary movie directed by Rick Tejada-Flores, Ray Telles.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 0m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Cesar Chavez, Henry Darrow, Jerry Brown. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
