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It's Good to Be Alive poster

7.35 votes

Movie

It's Good to Be Alive

1974•1h 40m•Drama, TV 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.

Top cast

Paul Winfield

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Sam Brockington

Ruby Dee

Ruth Campanella

Ramon Bieri

Walter O'Malley

Ketty Lester

Roy Campanella's Mother

Julian Burton

Lloyd Gough

Eric Scott Woods

Eric Scott Woods

Roy Campanella as a Boy

Joe De Santis

Roy Campanella's Father

Len Lesser

Man at Accident

Details

Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Steve Gethers

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Production

Metromedia Producers Corporation

Country

United States

Original language

English

Release date

February 22, 1974

Status

Released