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The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (1977)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Gilbert Moses

Synopsis

Just before a championship basketball tournament, a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia.

Actors

Jimmie Walker
Jimmie Walker
Morris Bird III
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Morris Bird, Jr.
Debbie Allen
Debbie Allen
Julie Sutton
Tamu Blackwell
Tamu Blackwell
Sandra Bird
Valerie Curtin
Valerie Curtin
Miss Goldfarb
Kevin Hooks
Kevin Hooks
Hoover Sissle
Sorrell Booke
Sorrell Booke
Samuelson
Darrell Zwerling
Darrell Zwerling
Dr. Brimson
Sam Laws
Sam Laws
Horton
Harry Caesar
Harry Caesar
Bonner
S. Pearl Sharp
S. Pearl Sharp
Aunt Edythe
William Traylor
William Traylor
Coach

Crews

Peter S. Beagle
Peter S. Beagle
Writer
Donald Robertson
Donald Robertson
Novel
Gilbert Moses
Gilbert Moses
Director

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