Cesar Chavez | |
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Directed by | Diego Luna |
Screenplay by | Keir Pearson Timothy J. Sexton |
Story by | Keir Pearson |
Based on | Life of Cesar Chavez |
Produced by | Diego Luna Larry Meli Keir Pearson Pablo Cruz |
Starring | Michael Peña America Ferrera Rosario Dawson John Malkovich |
Cinematography | Enrique Chediak |
Edited by | Douglas Crise Miguel Schverdfinger |
Music by | Michael Brook |
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Distributed by | Pantelion Films (through Lionsgate[3]) and Participant Media (United States) Videocine (Mexico)[3] |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Countries | Mexico United States |
Languages | English Spanish |
Budget | $10 million |
Box office | $6.7 million[3] |
Cesar Chavez is a 2014 biographical film produced and directed by Diego Luna about the life of American labor leader Cesar Chavez, who cofounded the United Farm Workers. The film stars Michael Peña as Chavez. John Malkovich co-stars as the owner of a large industrial grape farm who leads the opposition to Chavez's organizing efforts. It premiered in the Berlinale Special Galas section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.[4]