It's Good to Be Alive
It's Good to Be Alive

It's Good to Be Alive

February 22, 1974100 min6.6EN
DramaTV Movie

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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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