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title: 'Fighting for Our Lives (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Glen Pearcy'
released: '1975-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/fighting-for-our-lives-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072982/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Fighting for Our Lives (1975)

1975 · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

Fighting for Our Lives is a 1975 documentary film produced and directed by Glen Pearcy. The film documents the striking of California grape workers from Coachella to Fresno as they negotiate for a United Farm Workers (UFW) contract in 1973. The film also depicts their non-violent struggle against police brutality on the picket lines. It was nominated for the 1976 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Glen Pearcy](https://cinepixo.com/people/glen-pearcy)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Matthiessen](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-matthiessen)

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