Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
- Directed by
- Vincent J. Donehue
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Franklin D. Roosevelt is struck with paralysis at age 39. The film follows his struggle and his family's support as he fights to regain his ability to walk and eventually returns to public life.
dramaticinspirationalearnestperiodfamily-orientedresolutesincereclassic-styleslow-paced
What happens
Sunrise at Campobello is a 1960 American biographical film which dramatizes the struggles of future U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his family when Roosevelt was stricken with paralysis at the age of 39 in August 1921. Based on Dore Schary's 1958 Tony Award-winning Broadway play of the same title, the film was directed by Vincent J. Donehue and stars Ralph Bellamy, Greer Garson, Hume Cronyn and Jean Hagen. The film was produced with the cooperation of the Roosevelt family. Eleanor Roosevelt was present on the set during location shooting at the Roosevelt estate in Hyde Park, New York. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Country Girl (1954)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.