A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story | |
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Genre | Biography Drama Sport |
Written by | Jeff Andrus |
Directed by | Richard Michaels |
Starring | Mario Van Peebles Lane R. Davis Polly Holliday Lynn Whitfield |
Theme music composer | James McVay |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Executive producer | Howard Lipstone |
Producers | David Permut Daniel Levy Kay Hoffman (supervising producer) |
Production location | Houston, Texas |
Cinematography | Mike Fash |
Editor | Andrew Cohen |
Running time | 100 min. |
Production companies | Landsburg Company Procter & Gamble Productions |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | April 2, 1991 (1991-04-02) |
A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story is a 1991 CBS made-for-TV movie that recounts the life of Ricky Bell, a Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back sickened with dermatomyositis, and Ryan Blankenship, a physically impaired child. The movie takes place during the 1981 Buccaneers season, including actual gameplay footage and a dramatized role played by Mario Van Peebles. Bell finds himself befriending an impaired child who inspire each other to become better in their own ways.
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