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The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
directed by
Gilbert Moses
1977
1h 40m
Drama
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
directed by
Gilbert Moses
1977
1h 40m
Drama
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§ Synopsis
Drama · TV Movie
Just before a championship basketball tournament, a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia.
§ Crew
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Director
Gilbert Moses
Writer
Peter S. Beagle
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§ Cast
8 of 12
Jimmie Walker
as Morris Bird III
James Earl Jones
as Morris Bird, Jr.
Debbie Allen
as Julie Sutton
Tamu Blackwell
as Sandra Bird
Valerie Curtin
as Miss Goldfarb
Kevin Hooks
as Hoover Sissle
Sorrell Booke
as Samuelson
Darrell Zwerling
as Dr. Brimson
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