A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
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| Written by | Jeff Andrus |
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| 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(s) | English |
| Cinematography | Mike Fash |
| Editor(s) | Andrew Cohen |
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| Original network | CBS |
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A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story is a 1991 CBS made-for-TV movie that 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.
Cast
- Mario Van Peebles as Ricky Bell (including actual gameplay footage of the real Ricky Bell)
- Lane R. Davis as Ryan Blankenship
- Polly Holliday as Ruth Weidner
- Lynn Whitfield as Natala Bell
- Susan Ruttan as Carol Blankenship
- James Zachary as Lee Roy Selmon
- John Schumacher as Charley Hannah
- Duriel Harris as Danny Reece
- Dennis Letts as Ed Warren
- Woody Watson as Larry Blankenship
- Marcus Allen as himself
- Jay Pennison as Steve Wilson
- Doug Williams as himself (only through gameplay footage)
References
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Categories:
- 1991 television films
- Pages using infobox television with editor parameter
- 1971 television films
- American football films
- American films
- CBS network films
- Biographical films about sportspeople
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Sports films based on actual events
- Films based on biographies
- Columbia Pictures films
- Peabody Award-winning broadcasts
