It's Good to Be Alive (1974)
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.
- Released
- 1974-02-22
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Michael Landon
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 from 5 votes
Cast
- Paul Winfield as Roy Campanella
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Sam Brockington
- Ruby Dee as Ruth Campanella
- Ramon Bieri as Walter O'Malley
- Ketty Lester as Roy Campanella's Mother
- Julian Burton as Dr. Rusk
- Lloyd Gough as Surgeon
- Eric Scott Woods as Roy Campanella as a Boy
- Joe De Santis as Roy Campanella's Father
- Len Lesser as Man at Accident
- Ty Henderson as David Campanella
- Matthew Beard as Stymie