
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
Roy Campanella

Louis Gossett Jr.
Sam Brockington

Ruby Dee
Ruth Campanella

Ramon Bieri
Walter O'Malley

Ketty Lester
Roy Campanella's Mother

Julian Burton
Dr. Rusk

Lloyd Gough
Surgeon

Eric Scott Woods
Roy Campanella as a Boy

Joe De Santis
Roy Campanella's Father

Len Lesser
Man at Accident
Ty Henderson
David Campanella

Matthew Beard
Stymie

Joe E. Tata
'Pee Wee' Reese
Crew
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