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The Fight for Life

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Original title: The Fight for Life
Year: 1940
Running time: 69 min.
Country: United States
Director: Pare Lorentz
Screenwriter: Paul De Kruif, Pare Lorentz
Cast: Documentary
Music: Louis Gruenberg
Cinematography: Floyd Crosby
Producer: United States Film Service
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: An interne witnesses the death of a young mother in a maternity hospital delivery room. Disturbed that he might have overlooked something that could have prevented the death, he goes to a maternity clinic in a city slum in order to learn more about the mortality of motherhood and to find new ways to prevent it.

Awards: 1940: Nominated for Oscar: Best Original Soundtrack

1940: National Board of Review (NBR): Best Documentary.

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The Fight for Life

1940

Pare Lorentz