The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

Name: The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Genre: Drama
Released: 1977-10-26
Cast: Jimmie Walker, James Earl Jones, Debbie Allen, Tamu Blackwell, Valerie Curtin

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1h 40m,

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A 1950s teenage basketball player (Jimmie Walker) has leukemia, and a father (James Earl Jones) who never had time for him.

Gilbert Moses

Director

Jimmie Walker

Morris Bird III

James Earl Jones

Jr. Morris Bird

Debbie Allen

Julie Sutton

Tamu Blackwell

Sandra Bird

Valerie Curtin

Miss Goldfarb

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A 1950s teenage basketball player (Jimmie Walker) has leukemia, and a father (James Earl Jones) who never had time for him.

Director: Gilbert Moses
Producer: Herbert Hirschman
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (TV): Oct 26, 1977
Runtime: 1h 40m

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