"The greatest challenge FDR faced was the one we never saw."

2005

2h 1m

6.8(22 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

Franklin Roosevelt, left a paraplegic from polio at 39 years of age, seeks out a miracle cure in the backwoods of Georgia.

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Cast & Crew

53 members

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Kenneth Branagh

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Cynthia Nixon

Eleanor Roosevelt

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David Paymer

Louis Howe

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Tim Blake Nelson

Tom Loyless

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Matt O'Leary

Fred Botts

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Matt Malloy

Lionel Purdy

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Andy Davoli

Jake Perini

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Nelsan Ellis

Roy Collier

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Jane Alexander

Sara Delano Roosevelt

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Kathy Bates

Helena Mahoney

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Melissa Ponzio

Lucy Mercer

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Quint Von Canon

Stephen Teller

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Mike Pniewski

Hastings

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Grayce Spence

League Member

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Rand Hopkins

Dr. Lovett

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Brian F. Durkin

Elliott Roosevelt

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Carrie Adams

Anna - Age 19

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Georgia Miles

Anna - Age 12

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Devon Gearhart

Elliot - Age 8 and 11

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Tripp Hennington

Franklin Junior - Age 9

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Sam Frihart

John - Age 7

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Matthew Stanton

Scoutmaster

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Ron Clinton Smith

Eugene

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Lonnie R. Smith Jr.

Stanley

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Jill Jane Clements

Waitress

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Dave Hager

Pat Doyle

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Felicia Day

Eloise Hutchinson

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Meggie Geisland

Daisy

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E. Roger Mitchell

Pete Collier

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Deborah Duke

Aunt Sally

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Bob Seel

Cleburne Gregory

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Brian Beegle

Benjamin Pendergrast

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Steve Coulter

Dr. Bissell

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Marianne Fraulo

Missy Lehand

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Jody Thompson

Woodhall Busey

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Frank Hoyt Taylor

Conductor

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Lori Beth Sikes

Mary Beth

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Teal Sherer

Chorus Girl #1

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Margo G. Dietrich

Chorus Girl #2

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Laurel Lawson

Chorus Girl #3

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Danny Nelson

Farmer

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Sharon Blackwood

Farmer's Wife

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Bart Hansard

Stationmaster at Bullochsville

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Terry Loughlin

Dr. Peter Hebert

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Marc McPherson

Dr. Willis

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Crew

J.L. Parker

Helena's Driver

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Wilbur Fitzgerald

Al Smith

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Terrence Gibney

Crony #1

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David Silverman

Crony #2

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Robert C. Treveiler

Dan Reed

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Carl McIntyre

Reporter

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Greg Thompson

Photographer

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Ron Goss

Convention Announcer

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