It's Good to Be Alive
Released: February 22, 1974Runtime: 100 min
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.
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Paul Winfield
as Roy Campanella
Louis Gossett Jr
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Ruby Dee
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Ramon Bieri
as Walter O'Malley
Joe De Santis
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Ty Henderson
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Ketty Lester
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Julian Burton
as Dr. Rusk
Lloyd Gough
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Eric Scott Woods
as Roy Campanella as a Boy
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