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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

Michael Landon

Michael Landon

Director

Michel Legrand

Michel Legrand

Original Music Composer

Ted Voigtlander

Ted Voigtlander

Director of Photography

Steve Gethers

Steve Gethers

Teleplay

Gerald I. Isenberg

Gerald I. Isenberg

Producer

Ruby Ford

Ruby Ford

Hairstylist

Phil Abramson

Phil Abramson

Set Decoration

Rodger Maus

Rodger Maus

Art Direction

Roy Campanella

Roy Campanella

Novel

John A. Martinelli

John A. Martinelli

Editor

Eddie Foy III

Eddie Foy III

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It's Good to Be Alive

19746.6 / 10100 min
Drama, TV Movie

Overview

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.