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It's Good to Be Alive
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It's Good to Be Alive 1974 Directed by Michael Landon

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , TV Movie
Release Date 22 February 1974
100 mins
Cast
Paul Winfield
Paul Winfield Roy Campanella
Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr. Sam Brockington
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee Ruth Campanella
Ramon Bieri
Ramon Bieri Walter O'Malley
Ketty Lester
Ketty Lester Roy Campanella's Mother
Julian Burton
Julian Burton Dr. Rusk
Lloyd Gough
Lloyd Gough Surgeon
Eric Scott Woods
Eric Scott Woods Roy Campanella as a Boy
Joe De Santis
Joe De Santis Roy Campanella's Father
Len Lesser
Len Lesser Man at Accident
Ty Henderson
Ty Henderson David Campanella
Matthew Beard
Matthew Beard Stymie
Joe E. Tata
Joe E. Tata 'Pee Wee' Reese
Crew
Director
Michael Landon
Michael Landon
Producer
Gerald I. Isenberg
Gerald I. Isenberg
Cinematography
Ted Voigtlander
Ted Voigtlander
Composer
Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand
Editor
John A. Martinelli
John A. Martinelli
Original Writers
Steve Gethers
Steve Gethers
Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella
Art Direction
Rodger Maus
Rodger Maus
Set Decoration
Phil Abramson
Phil Abramson
Hairstylist
Ruby Ford
Ruby Ford
Casting
Eddie Foy III
Eddie Foy III