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It's Good to Be Alive

02/22/1974

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1hr 40min

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Drama

,TV Movie

STORY

This movie details the struggles of former Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella to adapt to life in a wheelchair following his crippling automobile accident in 1959. Cinematographer Ted Voigtlander was Emmy-nominated.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Paul Winfield
  • Louis Gossett Jr.
  • Ruby Dee
  • Ramon Bieri
  • Ketty Lester

    Director

  • Steve Gethers

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Metromedia Producers Corporation

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Paul Winfield

Roy Campanella

Louis Gossett Jr.

Sam Brockington

Ruby Dee

Ruth Campanella

Ramon Bieri

Walter O'Malley

Ketty Lester

Roy Campanella's Mother

Julian Burton

Dr. Rusk

Lloyd Gough

Surgeon

Joe De Santis

Roy Campanella's Father

Len Lesser

Man at Accident

Ty Henderson

David Campanella