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Fight for Life

MOVIE • 1987

Fight for Life

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Jerry Lewis plays an Ohio optometrist who has a six-year old daughter with epilepsy. He fights to get the FDA to approve a drug (at that time only available in England) for use in the U.S.

TMDB ★ 3.0/5Votes: 6
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Drama

Top Cast

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

Dr. Bernard Abrams

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Dr. Sherard

Jaclyn Bernstein

Jaclyn Bernstein

Felice Abrams

Gerard Parkes

Gerard Parkes

Father Robert Hunt

Patty Duke

Patty Duke

Shirley Abrams

Barry Morse

Barry Morse

Dr. Whalley

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James Bearden

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Robert Benson

Dr. Keith

Eve Crawford

Eve Crawford

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Marcia Diamond

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Rosemary Dunsmore

Rosemary Dunsmore

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Christopher Earle

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Patricia Hamilton

Patricia Hamilton

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Alana King

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Status

Released

Release

March 23, 1987

Runtime

94 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

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