Into the Fire: American Women in the Spanish Civil War

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Into the Fire: American Women in the Spanish Civil War (2002)

Directed by Julia Newman

Documentary, History, War · 58m

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.

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Cast

M
Martha Gellhorn Self
E
Evelyn Hutchins Self
E
Esther Silverstein Blanc Self
R
Ruth Davidow Self
H
Helen Freeman Feinberg Self
S
Salaria Kea O'Reilly Self
C
Celia Greenspan Seborer Self
I
Irene Goldin Speigel Self
V
Victoria Ryan Virginia Coweles (Voice)
A
Amanda Ronconi Lini de Vries (Voice)
M
Meg Howrey Martha Gellhorn (Voice)
C
Claudia Traub Celia Greenspan (Voice)

Crew

Director
Julia Newman
Writer
Julia Newman
Producer
Gary Sharfin, Peter Miller, Julia Newman

Details

Release date
2002-01-01
Runtime
58m
Genres
Documentary, History, War
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English