Sunrise at Campobello
Sunrise at Campobello is a 1960 American biographical film telling the story of the struggles of future President of the United States 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 name, the film was directed by Vincent J. Donehue and stars Ralph Bellamy, Greer Garson, Hume Cronyn and Jean Hagen.
Plot
thumb|right|267px|(l-r) Ralph Bellamy, Eleanor Roosevelt and Greer Garson at Hyde Park, New York filming ''Sunrise at Campobello'' in 1960.
Awards
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author | Dore Schary |
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award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
contentLocation | New York |
director | Vincent J. Donehue |
editor | George Boemler |
genre | drama |
keywords | campobello island eleanor eleanor roosevelt film hyde park leg brace louis howe maine new brunswick roosevelt campobello international park roosevelt family sail sara sara roosevelt summer home |
musicBy | Franz Waxman |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color Academy Award for Best Sound |
producer | Dore Schary |
publisher | Warner Bros. |
theme | biographical biographical drama |