The Fight for Life (1940)
Directed by Pare Lorentz · 69 min · Drama
0.7 TOPICAL score · #6,696 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →The Fight for Life was documentary filmmaker Pare Lorentz' first "dramatic" film, utilizing the talents of several top New York stage actors. A tribute to the Chicago Maternity Center and its efforts to provide the best possible care for destitute mothers, the film is based on the book of the same name by Paul de Kruif. Myron McCormick plays the largest role as a dedicated intern, while others in the cast include such theatrical heavywrights as Will Geer, Dudley Digges and Dorothy Adams. The film's many vignettes range from the tragic (a mother dying in childbirth in the opening scene) to the exultant (another mother rescued from the brink of death in a disease-ridden tenement). Filmed in Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland, Fight for Life is a worthwhile effort, though Lorentz seems more comfortable with the "actuality" scenes than with the dramatized passages.
The Fight for Life (1940, directed by Pare Lorentz) has a TOPICAL score of 0.7 - ranked 6,696 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (4 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (4 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 5 languages
- Still read187 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Myron McCormick, Storrs Haynes, Will Geer (actor #1,860), Dudley Digges (actor #1,951)