Drama · United States of America · 1987 · 1h 34m

Fight for Life

Director

Cast

Jerry Lewis as Dr. Bernard Abrams Morgan Freeman as Dr. Sherard Jaclyn Bernstein as Felice Abrams Gerard Parkes as Father Robert Hunt Patty Duke as Shirley Abrams Barry Morse as Dr. Whalley

Crew

Albert J. Dunk — Director of Photography Leslie Dennis Bracken — Editor Laurence Rosenthal — Original Music Composer Thomas Nesi — Story Ian McDougall — Producer Charles L. Dunlop — Production Design

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Elliot Silverstein Director Albert J. Dunk Director of Photography Leslie Dennis Bracken Editor Laurence Rosenthal Original Music Composer Thomas Nesi Story Ian McDougall Producer Charles L. Dunlop Production Design

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