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- 1960
- Not Rated
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 24 m
- 1960
- Not Rated
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 24 m
Summary In 1921, unsuccessful vice-presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt contracts poliomyelitis and, with the help of his wife Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and close friend Louis Howe, battles his newfound disability.
Directed By: Vincent J. Donehue
Written By: Dore Schary
- 1960
- Not Rated
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 24 m
- 1960
- Not Rated
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 24 m
Sunrise at Campobello
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Summary In 1921, unsuccessful vice-presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt contracts poliomyelitis and, with the help of his wife Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and close friend Louis Howe, battles his newfound disability.
Directed By: Vincent J. Donehue
Written By: Dore Schary
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Metascore
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
82
100% Positive
4 Reviews
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0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Ralph Bellamy is superb as Roosevelt, capturing every nuance of a man who was the most photographed and listened-to politician of his generation. Surpassing Bellamy, though, is Garson, who doesn't play Eleanor Roosevelt, she becomes her.
In the journey from stage to screen this chapter from the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt loses none of its poignant and inspirational qualities, none of its humor and pathos.
The best of several films about the Roosevelts, this adaptation of Dore Schary's Tony-winning Broadway play - which deals mostly with FDR's battle with polio and the difficult years that formed his presidential character - earned Greer Garson a best-actress nomination as Eleanor. [16 Nov 1995]
A well-done, moving biographical film.
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Production Company
Dore Schary Productions
Release Date Sep 26, 1960
Duration 2 h 24 m
Rating Not Rated
Tagline THE GREAT AMERICAN LOVE STORY!
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 4 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
National Board of Review, USA
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
