One man’s secret quest for hope during his darkest days, in a place that would serve as a source of strength for him the rest of his life: Warm Springs., In the tradition of Dore Schary’s Sunrise at Campobello, the made-for-cable biopic Warm Springs focuses on one of the least publicized aspects in the life of America’s most-publicized (and longest-serving) president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, here played brilliantly by British actor Kenneth Branagh. Like Sunrise, Warm Springs uses as its starting point the year 1921, when the 39-year-old Roosevelt was permanently paralyzed from the waist down by an attack of polio. But whereas the earlier film concentrated on FDR’s battle to return to public life despite his handicap, this film zeroes in on Roosevelt’s efforts to cure himself of his affliction. Having heard of the therapeutic value of the waters of Warm Springs in rural Georgia, Roosevelt makes a pilgrimage to the area, which is little more than a swamp surrounded by dilapidated shacks. Though he never experiences the “miracle” cure that he so desperately seeks, Roosevelt is instrumental in the conversion of Warm Springs from a backwater hellhole to a streamlined, efficiently managed polio-treatment center, a virtual mecca for hundreds of thousands of others who had been crippled by the debilitating illness. And in the process, he also brings hope, optimism, and racial enlightenment to the poverty-stricken, multiethnic citizens of Warm Springs. Even more significantly, FDR removes the stigma of polio from the public consciousness, forever abolishing the misguided notions that the disease adversely affected the brain, that it could be spread merely by physical contact, or that it represented celestial “punishment” of the victim (it is noted, however, that Roosevelt was always careful never to reveal the true extent of his immobility nor his atrophied legs in public, feeling that it might diminish the nation’s image of an “invulnerable” Commander in Chief). Also in the cast are Cynthia Nixon as Roosevelt’s devoted wife, Eleanor; Jane Alexander (who’d previously played Eleanor Roosevelt in two TV miniseries) as his over-protective mother Sara; David Paymer as his crusty chief aide Louis Howe; Kathy Bates as his no-nonsense physical therapist Helena Mahoney; and Tim Blake Nelson as Tom Loyless, the man in charge of Warm Springs. Originally telecast by HBO on April 30, 2005., A pre-presidential Franklin D. Roosevelt seeks a miracle cure for polio in the mineral-laden waters at a rural retreat in 1920s Georgia., The movie is about the real-life story of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fight with polio in 1921. As he grappled with the difficulties of being paralyzed by this disease, Roosevelt searched for a miracle. He found the Warm Springs resort at Georgia. As he resumed the presidential duties, he grew stronger overall as he met people with disabilities at the resort, healing. This experience got the president ready for the Great Depression which was yet to come., A prepresidential Franklin D. Roosevelt seeks a miracle cure for polio in the mineral-laden waters at a rural retreat in 1920s Georgia., The movie is about the real-life story of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fight with polio in 1921. As he grappled with the difficulties of being paralyzed by this disease, Roosevelt searched for a miracle. He found the Warm Springs resort at Georgia. As he resumed the presidential duties, he grew stronger overall as he met people with disabilities at the resort, healing.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Warm Springs ” ?
A: The main cast includes Kenneth Branagh,Cynthia Nixon,Kathy Bates,David Paymer,Tim Blake Nelson,E. Roger Mitchell,Matt O’Leary,Andrew Davoli,Andy Davoli,Felicia Day,Dave Hager,Nelsan Ellis,Brian Durkin,Wilbur Fitzgerald,Ron Clinton Smith,Brian F. Durkin,Lonnie R. Smith Jr.,Matt Malloy,Meggie Geisland,Deborah Calloway Duke,Brian Beegle,Terry Loughlin,Rand Hopkins,Steve Coulter,Melissa Ponzio,Jane Alexander,Mark Gordon,Robbie Greenberg,Shay Griffin,Margaret Nagle,Sarah Knowles,Lynn Kressel,Celia Costas,Michael Brown.
Q: When Did the “Warm Springs” Released?
A: The Movie “Warm Springs” originally aired on 2005-04-30 and released in the year of 2005.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Warm Springs” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Warm Springs” ?
A: “Warm Springs” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
