Into the Fire: American Women in the Spanish Civil War

January. 01,2002 | en

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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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Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Peereddi I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Michelle Ridley The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity