Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kenneth Branagh | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Cynthia Nixon | Eleanor Roosevelt |
| Kathy Bates | Helena Mahoney |
| Tim Blake Nelson | Tom Loyless |
| Jane Alexander | Sara Delano Roosevelt |
| David Paymer | Louis McHenry Howe |
| Melissa Ponzio | Lucy Mercer |
| Marianne Fraulo | Missy LeHand |
| Brian F. Durkin | Elliott Roosevelt |
| Turner Dixon | James Roosevelt |
| Tripp Hennington | Franklin, Jr. |
| Sam Frihart | John Roosevelt |
| Carrie Adams | Anna Roosevelt |
| Wilbur Fitzgerald | Al Smith |
| Felicia Day | Eloise Hutchinson |
Actress Jane Alexander who plays Sara Delano Roosevelt, FDR's mother; also played Eleanor Roosevelt in the acclaimed 1976 telefilm Eleanor and Franklin and its 1977 sequel Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years. Many of the bit part actors in the film are actually physically challenged, though Branagh and several other of the principal actors are not. The withered look on Branagh's legs was achieved through the use of CGI.
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