It's Good to Be Alive (1974)

Drama
TV Movie

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

Roy Campanella
Paul Winfield
Sam Brockington
Louis Gossett Jr.
David Campanella
T Ty Henderson
Stymie
Matthew Beard
'Pee Wee' Reese
Joe E. Tata
Ruth Campanella
Ruby Dee
Walter O'Malley
Ramon Bieri
Roy Campanella's Mother
K Ketty Lester
Dr. Rusk
Julian Burton
Surgeon
Lloyd Gough
Roy Campanella as a Boy
Eric Scott Woods
Roy Campanella's Father
Joe De Santis
Man at Accident
Len Lesser

Crew

Director
Michael Landon
Teleplay
S Steve Gethers
Producer
G Gerald I. Isenberg
Original Music Composer
Michel Legrand
Hairstylist
R Ruby Ford
Director of Photography
T Ted Voigtlander
Set Decoration
P Phil Abramson
Art Direction
R Rodger Maus
Casting
Eddie Foy III
Editor
J John A. Martinelli
Novel
R Roy Campanella