Handlung
1921: Die Kinderlähmung zwingt Franklin D. Roosevelt, Starpolitiker der Demokraten, in den Rollstuhl. Im Heilbad Warm Springs in Georgia lernt er das Leben mit neuen Augen zu sehen. Auch dank seiner Frau wird soziales Engagement zu seiner Kraftquelle
Regie
Besetzung
Kenneth Branagh
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Cynthia Nixon
Eleanor Roosevelt
David Paymer
Louis Howe
Tim Blake Nelson
Tom Loyless
Matt O'Leary
Fred Botts
Matt Malloy
Lionel Purdy
Andy Davoli
Jake Perini
Nelsan Ellis
Roy Collier
Jane Alexander
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Kathy Bates
Helena Mahoney
Melissa Ponzio
Lucy Mercer
Quint Von Canon
Stephen Teller
Mike Pniewski
Hastings
Grayce Spence
League Member
Rand Hopkins
Dr. Lovett
Brian F. Durkin
Elliott Roosevelt
Carrie Adams
Anna - Age 19
Georgia Miles
Anna - Age 12
Devon Gearhart
Elliot - Age 8 and 11
Tripp Hennington
Franklin Junior - Age 9
Sam Frihart
John - Age 7
Matthew Stanton
Scoutmaster
Ron Clinton Smith
Eugene
Lonnie R. Smith Jr.
Stanley
Jill Jane Clements
Waitress
Dave Hager
Pat Doyle
Felicia Day
Eloise Hutchinson
Meggie Geisland
Daisy
E. Roger Mitchell
Pete Collier
Deborah Duke
Aunt Sally
Bob Seel
Cleburne Gregory
Brian Beegle
Benjamin Pendergrast
Steve Coulter
Dr. Bissell
Marianne Fraulo
Missy Lehand
Jody Thompson
Woodhall Busey
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Conductor
Lori Beth Sikes
Mary Beth
Teal Sherer
Chorus Girl #1
Margo G. Dietrich
Chorus Girl #2
Laurel Lawson
Chorus Girl #3
Danny Nelson
Farmer
Sharon Blackwood
Farmer's Wife
Bart Hansard
Stationmaster at Bullochsville
Terry Loughlin
Dr. Peter Hebert
Marc McPherson
Dr. Willis
J.L. Parker
Helena's Driver
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Al Smith
Terrence Gibney
Crony #1
David Silverman
Crony #2
Robert C. Treveiler
Dan Reed
Carl McIntyre
Reporter
Greg Thompson
Photographer
Ron Goss
Convention Announcer
