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.
You can now watch Fight for Life online on the following streaming providers in the United States.
| Directing | Elliot Silverstein | Director |
| Writing | Thomas Nesi | Story |
| Writing | Thomas Nesi | Teleplay |
| Writing | Scott Nisor | Teleplay |
| Camera | Albert J. Dunk | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Leslie Dennis Bracken | Editor |
| Art | Charles L. Dunlop | Production Design |
| Sound | Laurence Rosenthal | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Charles W. Fries | Executive Producer |
| Production | Irv Wilson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ian McDougall | Producer |
| Directing | Blanche McDermaid | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Judith Holstra | Casting |
| Production | Marcia Ross | Casting |
| Art | Joyce Liggett | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beverly Carr | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Albert Paradis | Hairstylist |
| Production | S. Bryan Hickox | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Jesse Cohoon | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Claude Binyon Jr. | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Izidore K. Musallam | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Thomas Nesi | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Ford Langevin | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Douglas Thane Stewart | Sound Mixer |
| Production | David Flaherty | Location Manager |
| Art | Mort Freedman | Property Master |
| Art | Donald Vandewater | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Richard Stern | Scenic Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Turturice | Wardrobe Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gaye Gardiner | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Lighting | Howard Galbraith | Gaffer |
| Camera | Andrew Mulkani | Key Grip |
| Crew | Bruce Raymer | Transportation Coordinator |
| Editing | Paul Anderson | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | John Mick | Music Editor |
| Sound | John Fresco | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Joan Stevenson | Production Controller |
| Production | Sheena Graham | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Rita Rokisky | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Maureen Fitzgerald | Production Accountant |
| Production | Joan McIntosh | Production Accountant |
| Production | Karen Cohen | Production Accountant |
| Production | Wendy Petrozzi | Production Secretary |
| Production | Andrea Goodman | Production Secretary |
| Production | Amy Paterson | Production Assistant |
| Production | Cristi G. Hooper | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | M.L. Tanner | Producer's Assistant |