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01/01/1975 Documentary 0h 59m
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Overview

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.

  1. Glen Pearcy

    Director, Writer

  2. Peter Matthiessen

    Writer

  3. Luis Valdez

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Luis Valdez

    Narrator

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-01-10
When the grape pickers of California reject the intervention of the Teamsters and overwhelmingly vote to remain in their own United Farmers Union, their subsequent strike action pits them not only against their employers but also against “enforcers” from the union they declined to join. With the courts weighing in with injunctions limiting their picketing opportunities and then the workers being intimidated and even brutalised, the struggle for their rights becomes a dangerous and violent one. The police appear, at the start anyway, to be trying to remain impartial but as this dispute prot...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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