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

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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