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Warm Springs

Play trailer Poster for Warm Springs TV-PG,  2005,  1h 57m,  Drama/ Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
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After polio threatens his political career in the early 1920s, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Kenneth Branagh) desperately searches for a cure to his newly acquired disease, hoping to regain the use of his legs. He learns of a promising spa in Warm Springs, Ga., and travels there, only to find it dilapidated. Determined to overcome polio, Roosevelt invests in the spa's revitalization and sets about recovering, aided by the support of his wife (Cynthia Nixon) and physical therapist (Kathy Bates).

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Tom Shales Washington Post Oct 26, 2017
Funny thing: Even if Branagh never "becomes" FDR in the fullest and most satisfying sense, his performance takes hold of your imagination and makes the misgivings almost irrelevant. Go to Full Review
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George L Dec 20, 2017 Fascinating story of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his struggles with polio behind the scenes. Definitely worth watching.
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Joseph Sargent

Director

Kenneth Branagh

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Cynthia Nixon

Eleanor Roosevelt

Jane Alexander

Sara Delano Roosevelt

Kathy Bates

Helena Mahoney

Tim Blake Nelson

Tom Loyless

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Warm Springs

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Synopsis After polio threatens his political career in the early 1920s, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Kenneth Branagh) desperately searches for a cure to his newly acquired disease, hoping to regain the use of his legs. He learns of a promising spa in Warm Springs, Ga., and travels there, only to find it dilapidated. Determined to overcome polio, Roosevelt invests in the spa's revitalization and sets about recovering, aided by the support of his wife (Cynthia Nixon) and physical therapist (Kathy Bates).
Director
Joseph Sargent
Producer
Chrisann Verges
Screenwriter
Margaret Nagle
Production Co
HBO Films, The Mark Gordon Company, Mark Gordon Productions
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2016
Runtime
1h 57m
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