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Fighting for Our Lives

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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.

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Released
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Language
English

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Director

Glen Pearcy

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical1 Jan 1975

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Fighting for Our Lives was released on 1 January 1975.

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    CinemaSerf

    1/10/2026

    6/10

    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 …

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