It's Good to Be Alive

DramaTV Movie

1974 1h 40min

Synopsis

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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Synopsis

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Main Casting

Paul Winfield

Roy Campanella

Louis Gossett Jr.

Sam Brockington

Ruby Dee

Ruth Campanella

Ramon Bieri

Walter O'Malley

Ketty Lester

Roy Campanella's Mother

Julian Burton

Dr. Rusk

Lloyd Gough

Surgeon

Eric Scott Woods

Roy Campanella as a Boy

Ratings

IMDB

6.6

Where to watch

Technical team

Michael Landon Directing

Michel Legrand Music

Gerald I. Isenberg Producing

Production

United States of America

Metromedia Producers Corporation