The Fight In The Fields
1997, English. Directed by Rick Tejada-Flores & Ray Telles.
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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- Released
- 16 April 1997
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Ray Telles, Rick Tejada-Flores
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The Fight In The Fields runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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The Fight In The Fields isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Fight In The Fields?
The Fight In The Fields (1997) was directed by Rick Tejada-Flores and Ray Telles and stars Cesar Chavez, Henry Darrow, Jerry Brown.