Drama ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1974 · 1h 40m

It's Good to Be Alive

Director

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

Crew

Ted Voigtlander — Director of Photography John A. Martinelli — Editor Michel Legrand — Original Music Composer Roy Campanella — Novel Gerald I. Isenberg — Producer

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.

Key Collaborators

Michael Landon Director Ted Voigtlander Director of Photography John A. Martinelli Editor Michel Legrand Original Music Composer Roy Campanella Novel Gerald I. Isenberg Producer

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