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MOVIE • 1977
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
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Just before a championship basketball tournament, a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia.
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Top Cast
Jimmie Walker
Morris Bird III
James Earl Jones
Morris Bird, Jr.
Debbie Allen
Julie Sutton
Tamu Blackwell
Sandra Bird
Valerie Curtin
Miss Goldfarb
Kevin Hooks
Hoover Sissle
Sorrell Booke
Samuelson
Darrell Zwerling
Dr. Brimson
Sam Laws
Horton
Harry Caesar
Bonner
S. Pearl Sharp
Aunt Edythe
William Traylor
Coach
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Donald Robertson
Novel
Peter S. Beagle
Writer
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Theatrical release date: October 26, 1977
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FilmStatus
Released
Release
October 26, 1977
Runtime
100 min
Language
English
Origin
US
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