It's Good to Be Alive (1974)
It's Good to Be Alive
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
as Roy Campanella
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Sam Brockington
as Sam Brockington
Ruby Dee
as Ruth Campanella
as Ruth Campanella
Ramon Bieri
as Walter O'Malley
as Walter O'Malley
Ketty Lester
as Roy Campanella's Mother
as Roy Campanella's Mother
Julian Burton
as Dr. Rusk
as Dr. Rusk
Lloyd Gough
as Surgeon
as Surgeon
Eric Scott Woods
as Roy Campanella as a Boy
as Roy Campanella as a Boy
Joe De Santis
as Roy Campanella's Father
as Roy Campanella's Father
Len Lesser
as Man at Accident
as Man at Accident
Ty Henderson
as David Campanella
as David Campanella
Matthew Beard
as Stymie
as Stymie
Joe E. Tata
as 'Pee Wee' Reese
as 'Pee Wee' Reese
Crew arrow_drop_down
Michael Landon
Director
Director
Steve Gethers
Teleplay
Teleplay
Gerald I. Isenberg
Producer
Producer
Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Ruby Ford
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Ted Voigtländer
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Phil Abramson
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Rodger Maus
Art Direction
Art Direction
Roy Campanella
Novel
Novel
John A. Martinelli
Editor
Editor
Eddie Foy III
Casting
Casting
