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It's Good to Be Alive
1 hour 40 minutes1974-02-22
6.6
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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](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6NLUJEFJCJ2Hog1ZOz4K2iyDvMZ.jpg)
Paul Winfield
Roy Campanella
![Louis Gossett Jr.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//27SplfxhM8Do78mYOyi43t1G3fy.jpg)
Louis Gossett Jr.
Sam Brockington
![Ruby Dee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gbUsddmMoZImZZSg2qffmZ7oCMB.jpg)
Ruby Dee
Ruth Campanella
![Ramon Bieri](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//s4gD9yWOYLNyyFQAuoDuXqcpgrA.jpg)
Ramon Bieri
Walter O'Malley
![Ketty Lester](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ketty Lester
Roy Campanella's Mother
![Julian Burton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gOBdHEM6Wh3TrmdKrSb9brjeUWo.jpg)
Julian Burton
Dr. Rusk
![Lloyd Gough](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hWyEWTVQ0dy8RE9l2fEkOaKTQwX.jpg)
Lloyd Gough
Surgeon
![Eric Woods](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Eric Woods
Roy Campanella as a Boy
![Joe De Santis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2uyrsjsGQucrZN1yJH7MhdJZnkR.jpg)
Joe De Santis
Roy Campanella's Father
![Len Lesser](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//em2RxiXG7pMfqxkUsg1PYiv3wr5.jpg)
Len Lesser
Man at Accident
![Ty Henderson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ty Henderson
David Campanella
![Matthew Beard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dA6jPwg14ejJI68wGcibC7To1Il.jpg)
Matthew Beard
Stymie
![Joe E. Tata](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fLwVss0eiWw0MAsRbBDzAwRmFps.jpg)