Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael LandonDirector
- Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul WinfieldRoy Campanella
- Louis Gossett Jr.Sam Brockington
- Ruby DeeRuth Campanella
- Ramon BieriWalter O'Malley
- Ketty LesterRoy Campanella's Mother
- Julian BurtonDr. Rusk
- Lloyd GoughSurgeon
- Eric Scott WoodsRoy Campanella as a Boy
- Joe De SantisRoy Campanella's Father
- Len LesserMan at Accident
- Ty HendersonDavid Campanella
- Matthew BeardStymie