Into the Fire: American Women in the Spanish Civil War [748323] Released: 2002-01-01 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 58 mins Popularity: 0.0168 Vote Average: 0 Vote Count: 0 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. Cast [20] Martha GellhornSelf Evelyn HutchinsSelf Esther Silverstein BlancSelf Ruth DavidowSelf Helen Freeman FeinbergSelf Salaria Kea O'ReillySelf Celia Greenspan SeborerSelf Irene Goldin SpeigelSelf Victoria RyanVirginia Coweles Amanda RonconiLini de Vries Meg HowreyMartha Gellhorn Claudia TraubCelia Greenspan M. E. LarsenJosephine Herbst Allya CampbellSalaria Kea Angela PierceDorothy Parker Laura Jean KirkMildred Rackley Julie MorganEleanor Roosevel Gary BaconEsther Silverste Elise BoydAnne Taft Liz PearceAlice Wagnon Hompage: https://intothefirefilm.com Trailers Fighting Fascism: The Americans–Women and Men–Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War - Democracy Now