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The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

Gilbert Moses

1977 • 1h 40m

Just before a championship basketball tournament, a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia.

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

Cast

Jimmie Walker

Jimmie WalkerMorris Bird III

James Earl Jones

James Earl JonesMorris Bird, Jr.

Debbie Allen

Debbie AllenJulie Sutton

Tamu Blackwell

Tamu BlackwellSandra Bird

Valerie Curtin

Valerie CurtinMiss Goldfarb

Kevin Hooks

Kevin HooksHoover Sissle

Sorrell Booke

Sorrell BookeSamuelson

Darrell Zwerling

Darrell ZwerlingDr. Brimson

Harry Caesar

Harry CaesarBonner

S. Pearl Sharp

S. Pearl SharpAunt Edythe

William Traylor

William TraylorCoach

Crew

Peter S. Beagle

Peter S. BeagleWriter

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