Sunrise at Campobello [Blu-ray]

Director: Vincent J. Donehue Vincent J. Donehue

Overview

One of only two theatrical features by television director Vincent J. Donahue, Sunrise at Campobello is a biography of President Franklin D. Roosevelt that attempts to illustrate the statesman's courageous battle against infantile paralysis and his political foes. While in the prime of his life, Roosevelt (Ralph Bellamy) is stricken with a debilitating illness that threatens to end his career. Fortunately, his wife, Eleanor (Greer Garson), faithfully helps him regain his strength and become one of America's most influential and beloved Commanders in Chief. Hume Cronyn also stars as F.D.R.'s political strategist Louis Howe, who forms a successful triumvirate with the Roosevelts. For her performance, Greer Garson received a Best Actress nomination at the 1961 Academy Awards.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/2020
UPC:	0883929722617
Original Release:	1960
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	2:23:00
Sales rank:	30,954

Special Features

1080p High Definition; English SDH subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ralph Bellamy	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Greer Garson	Eleanor Roosevelt
Hume Cronyn	Louis Howe
Jean Hagen	Missy Le Hand
Ann Shoemaker	Sara Roosevelt
Alan Bunce	Al Smith
Tim Considine	James Roosevelt
Zina Bethune	Anna Roosevelt
Pat Close	Elliot Roosevelt
Robin Warga	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tommy Carty	Johnny Roosevelt
Lyle Talbot	Mr. Brimmer
David White	Mr. Lassiter
Herbert Anderson	Daly
Frank Ferguson	Dr. Bennett
Walter Sande	Capt. Skinner
Janine Grandel	Marie
Otis Greene	Edward
Ivan Browning	Charles
Al McGranary	Sen. Walsh
Jerry Crews	Speaker
William F. Haddock	Mr. Owens
Floyd Curtis	Mailman,Newsboy
Jack Henderson	Joe
Ruth March	Miss Garroway
Ed Prentiss	Barker
Francis DeSales	Riley
Donald Dillaway	Sloan
Fern Barry	Campaign Worker
Mary Benoit	Campaign Worker
Jack Perrin	Campaign Worker

Technical Credits

Dore Schary

Dore Schary

Screenwriter,Playwright,Producer

Editorial Reviews

In 1960, Dwight Eisenhower was U.S. president, and the nation had not yet experienced the loss of faith in government that would follow the social upheavals of the 1960s and '70s. A biography of one of the nation's most accomplished and heroic presidents was timely. Dore Schary had written a Tony-winning Broadway play about the early struggles of Franklin Delano Roosevelt to overcome polio, after which he served four terms as president, from 1933 to 1945. Schary adapted his play for the screen, hiring the play's director, Vincent Donahue, to direct the film, and Ralph Bellamy to reprise his Broadway role as Roosevelt. The result was a critical and commercial success. Greer Garson gave a memorable, dignified performance as Eleanor Roosevelt, her first major role in years and her last of any note, for which she won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar, losing to Elizabeth Taylor in Butterfield 8. The title refers to the Maine island that was the Roosevelt family's home.