The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (1977)
Just before a championship basketball tournament, a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia.
Director: Gilbert Moses
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Jimmie Walker as Morris Bird III |
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James Earl Jones as Morris Bird, Jr. |
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Debbie Allen as Julie Sutton |
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Tamu Blackwell as Sandra Bird |
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Valerie Curtin as Miss Goldfarb |
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Kevin Hooks as Hoover Sissle |
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Sorrell Booke as Samuelson |
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Darrell Zwerling as Dr. Brimson |
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Sam Laws as Horton |
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Harry Caesar as Bonner |
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S. Pearl Sharp as Aunt Edythe |
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William Traylor as Coach |
| Writing | Donald Robertson | Novel |
| Writing | Peter S. Beagle | Writer |
| Directing | Gilbert Moses | Director |
