Hyde Park on Hudson
Essentially, ‘Hyde Park on Hudson’ is a Shakespearean revel.
Hyde Park on Hudson
In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Bill Murray) and his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams) host the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York - the first-ever visit of a reigning English monarch to America. With Britain facing imminent war with Germany, the Royals are desperately looking to FDR for support. But international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of FDR's domestic establishment, as wife, mother, and mistresses all conspire to make the royal weekend an unforgettable one.
Genre
Bio-pic,
Comedy,
Drama
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Runtime
95
Language
English
Director
Roger Michell
Cast
Bill Murray,
Olivia Williams,
Olivia Colman,
Elizabeth Wilson,
Samuel West
Awards:
Nominee, Best Actor - Musical or Comedy, Golden Globes
FEATURED REVIEW
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
At first glance, choosing Bill Murray to play Franklin D. Roosevelt looks like a blatant case of stunt casting, the kind of attention-grabbing gambit inspired more by marketing than verisimilitude. But within just a few minutes of “Hyde Park on Hudson,” it becomes clear that Murray makes an inspired ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 12.25.12 - 1.24.13
Town Center 5 12.25.12 - 1.24.13
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