Basic Info
Release: January 01, 2002
Runtime: 58 min
Status: Released
Videos
Fighting Fascism: The Americans–Women and Men–Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War - Democracy Now (YouTube)
Into the Fire: American Women in the Spanish Civil War
2002
58 min
Overview
In 1936, a right-wing military coup tried to overthrow the new, legally elected, democratic government of Spain. Hitler and Mussolini quickly joined the fight on the side of the fascist military. In response, and against the wishes of the U.S. government, about 80 American women joined over 2700 of their countrymen to volunteer for the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War. This film is composed of interviews with and excerpts from the letters, journals, and published writings of some of these women, as well as of supporters and sympathizers including Martha Gellhorn, Eleanor Roosevelt, Virginia Cowles, Josephine Herbst, and Dorothy Parker.
Genres
Documentary
History
War
Production Countries
No production country data available.Spoken Languages
- English en
Cast
Martha Gellhorn
Self
Evelyn Hutchins
Self
Esther Silverstein Blanc
Self
Ruth Davidow
Self
Helen Freeman Feinberg
Self
Salaria Kea O'Reilly
Self
Celia Greenspan Seborer
Self
Irene Goldin Speigel
Self
Victoria Ryan
Virginia Coweles (Voice)
Amanda Ronconi
Lini de Vries (Voice)
Meg Howrey
Martha Gellhorn (Voice)
Claudia Traub
Celia Greenspan (Voice)
Crew
Julia Newman
Director
Gary Sharfin
Producer
Julia Newman
Writer
Peter Miller
Producer
Julia Newman
Producer
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