| It's Good to Be Alive | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biography Drama Sport |
| Based on | It's Good to Be Alive byRoy Campanella |
| Written by | Steve Gethers |
| Directed by | Michael Landon |
| Starring | Paul Winfield Louis Gossett Jr. |
| Music by | Michel Legrand |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Charles W. Fries Larry Harmon |
| Producer | Gerald I. Isenberg |
| Cinematography | Ted Voigtlander |
| Editor | John A. Martinelli |
| Running time | 1h 40min |
| Production companies | Larry Harmon Pictures Corporation Metromedia Producers Corporation |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | February 22, 1974 (1974-02-22) |
It's Good to Be Alive is a 1974 American television film about baseball playerRoy Campanella of theBrooklyn Dodgers.[1] It was first aired onCBS on 22 February 1974.[2] Based in part on his 1959 autobiography of the same name, it explores his role in integrating baseball, his own professional rise, and the physical and emotional work of recovery he had to undergo after the devastating 1958 auto accident that left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. One of the scariest scenes involved a fly, who flew into the hospital window, frightening Roy, who screamed, sending the doctors, who swatted the fly to death. The film made a few changes to the story, where Ruthie can no longer stand taking care of Roy, resulting in separation and divorce, in 1958, when it really happened in 1960. The moving finale involved Roy, making an appearance at theLA Coliseum, in a wheelchair, receiving a standing ovation, after making a speech.
Note: Both Roy and Roxie are shown in real life at the end of the film.
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