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The Fight in the Fields (1997)
120 min | Documentary, Biography

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The Fight in the Fields (1997)

120 min | 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 ...See moreThis 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. Written by See less

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34 cast members

Name	Known for
Daryl Arnold Self Self See fewer	The Fight in the Fields (1997)
Jerry Brown Self Self See fewer	Railroader (2012)
LeRoy Chatfield Self Self See fewer	The Fight in the Fields (1997)
Cesar Chavez Self Self See fewer	The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Helen Chavez Self Self See fewer	West Wing Week (2010)
Paul Chavez Self Self See fewer	California's Gold (1991)
Richard Chavez Self Self See fewer	The Fight in the Fields (1997)
Linda Chávez Rodríguez Self Self See fewer	The Fight in the Fields (1997)
Rita Medina Chávez Self Self See fewer	The Fight in the Fields (1997)
Jerry Cohen Self Self See fewer	The Fight in the Fields (1997)
Bert Corona Self Self See fewer	Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. (1995)
Henry Darrow Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	The Hitcher (1986)
Jessie de la Cruz Self Self See fewer	The Fight in the Fields (1997)
Herman Gallegos Self Self See fewer	The Fight in the Fields (1997)
Marshall Ganz Self Self See fewer	Freedom on My Mind (1994)
Teofilo Garcia Self Self See fewer	The Fight in the Fields (1997)
Bill Grami Self Self See fewer	The Fight in the Fields (1997)
Adelina Gurrola Self Self See fewer	The Fight in the Fields (1997)
Chris Hartmire Self Self See fewer	Cesar's Last Fast (2014)
Dolores Huerta Self Self See fewer	Dolores (I) (2017)
Larry Itliong Self Self See fewer	The Fight in the Fields (1997)
Ethel Kennedy Self Self See fewer	Cheers (1982)
Robert F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Missiles of October (1974)
Sabino Lopez Self Self See fewer	Pitfall: The Lost Expedition (2004)
Ben Maddock Self Self See fewer	Power of Peace (2001)
Roger Mahony Self (as Cardinal Roger Mahony) Self (as Cardinal Roger Mahony) See fewer	Lake of Fire (2006)
Gilbert Padilla Self Self See fewer	The Fight in the Fields (1997)
Arturo Rodríguez Self Self See fewer	Todo por nada (1969)
Al Rojas Self Self See fewer	The Fight in the Fields (1997)
Fred Ross Jr. Self Self See fewer	The Fight in the Fields (1997)
Paul Schrade Self Self See fewer	RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy (2007)
Lionel Steinberg Self Self See fewer	The Fight in the Fields (1997)
Luis Valdez Self Self See fewer	La Bamba (1987)
Pete Velasco Self Self See fewer	The Fight in the Fields (1997)