It's Good to Be Alive

It's Good to Be Alive

Release: 1974 | Community Score: 66%

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.

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