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  • The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (1977)
  • TV Movie | 100 min | Drama, Sport
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (1977)
TV Movie | 100 min | Drama, Sport

Just before a championship basketball tournament, a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia.
Director
Writers
Don Robertson (novel) | Peter S. Beagle (teleplay)
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Updated Oct 26, 1977

Release date
Oct 26, 1977 (United States)

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30 cast members
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Jimmie 'JJ' Walker
Morris Bird III (as Jimmie Walker) Morris Bird III (as Jimmie Walker)   See fewer
Debbie Allen
Julie Sutton (as Deborah Allen) Julie Sutton (as Deborah Allen)   See fewer
Tamu Blackwell
Sandra Bird (as Tamu) Sandra Bird (as Tamu)   See fewer
Valerie Curtin
Miss Goldfarb Miss Goldfarb   See fewer
Kevin Hooks
Hoover Sissle Hoover Sissle   See fewer
Sorrell Booke
Samuelson Samuelson   See fewer
Darrell Zwerling
Dr. Brimson Dr. Brimson   See fewer
S. Pearl Sharp
Aunt Edythe (as Sandra Sharp) Aunt Edythe (as Sandra Sharp)   See fewer
James Earl Jones
Morris Bird Jr. Morris Bird Jr.   See fewer
David Rini
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Kathy O'Dare
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Hilda Haynes
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Royce Wallace
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Sam Laws
Horton Horton   See fewer
Harry Caesar
Bonner Bonner   See fewer
Ned Gill
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Betty Aberlin
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Kathryn Jackson
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Amy Joyce
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Abigail Shelton
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Robert Reese
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David Tyree
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Bob Harks
Shopper (uncredited) Shopper (uncredited)   See fewer
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