Fight for Life

Name: Fight for Life
Director: Elliot Silverstein
Genre: Drama
Released: 1987-03-23
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Morgan Freeman, Jaclyn Bernstein, Gerard Parkes, Patty Duke

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1987 · 94 min · Drama · TMDB 6.0/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Elliot Silverstein

Cast

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