It's Good to Be Alive

It's Good to Be Alive (1974)


  • Genre: Drama, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1974-02-22
  • User Rating: 6.6/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metromedia Producers Corporation
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Michael Landon
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From 4 Ratings

Summary

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.

    as Sam Brockington
  • Ruby Dee

    as Ruth Campanella
  • Ramon Bieri

    as Walter O'Malley
  • Ketty Lester

    as Roy Campanella's Mother
  • Julian Burton

    as Dr. Rusk
  • Lloyd Gough

    as Surgeon
  • Eric Woods

    as Roy Campanella as a Boy
  • Joe De Santis

    as Roy Campanella's Father
  • Len Lesser

    as Man at Accident
  • Ty Henderson

    as David Campanella
  • Matthew Beard

    as Stymie
  • Joe E. Tata

    as 'Pee Wee' Reese
Directing Michael Landon Director
Writing Steve Gethers Teleplay
Production Gerald I. Isenberg Producer
Sound Michel Legrand Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Ruby Ford Hairstylist
Camera Ted Voigtländer Director of Photography
Art Phil Abramson Set Decoration
Art Rodger Maus Art Direction
Production Eddie Foy III Casting
Editing John A. Martinelli Editor
Writing Roy Campanella Novel

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