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It's Good to Be Alive

Michael Landon

1974 • 1h 40m

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 ...

It's Good to Be Alive

Cast

Paul Winfield

Paul WinfieldRoy Campanella

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.Sam Brockington

Ruby Dee

Ruby DeeRuth Campanella

Ramon Bieri

Ramon BieriWalter O'Malley

Ketty Lester

Ketty LesterRoy Campanella's Mother

Julian Burton

Julian BurtonDr. Rusk

Lloyd Gough

Lloyd GoughSurgeon

Eric Scott Woods

Eric Scott WoodsRoy Campanella as a Boy

Joe De Santis

Joe De SantisRoy Campanella's Father

Len Lesser

Len LesserMan at Accident

Ty HendersonDavid Campanella

Matthew Beard

Matthew BeardStymie

Joe E. Tata

Joe E. Tata'Pee Wee' Reese

Crew

Michael Landon

Michael LandonDirector

Michel Legrand

Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer

Eddie Foy III

Eddie Foy IIICasting

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