Fight for Life 37 years old

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.

Credits

Fight for Life Cast

Name Character
Morgan Freeman He was 49, now 87 years old as Dr. Sherard
Gerard Parkes He was 50, 78 years old when he died as Father Robert Hunt
Patty Duke She was 40, 69 years old when she died as Shirley Abrams
Barry Morse He was 68, 89 years old when he died as Dr. Whalley
Eve Crawford
Jerry Lewis He was 61, 91 years old when he died as Dr. Bernard Abrams
Jaclyn Bernstein She was 8, now 46 years old as Felice Abrams
James Bearden
Robert Benson He was 92, 71 years old when he died as Dr. Keith

Fight for Life Crew

Name Department
Ian McDougall as Producer. He was 41 (65) years old when He died Production
Charles W. Fries as Executive Producer. He was 58 (now 96) years old Production
Laurence Rosenthal as Original Music Composer. He was 60 (now 98) years old Sound
Albert J. Dunk as Director of Photography. Camera
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Fight for Life (37 years)

  • Release day: Monday, March 23, 1987
  • Runtime: 94 minutes