Into the Fire: American Women in the Spanish Civil War
2002 · 58 min
Documentary · History · War
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.
Crew
- Director Julia Newman
- Writer Julia Newman
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
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