Hyde Park on Hudson

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Producer/director Roger Michell teams with screenwriter Richard Nelson to adapt Nelson's BBC radio play chronicling the extramarital affair between President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Bill Murray) and his distant cousin, Daisy (Laura Linney), which comes to light during a royal visit from the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) at his home in Hyde Park. As war engulfs Europe and the king seeks the support of the American government, President Roosevelt struggles to balance his domestic ...
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Overview

Producer/director Roger Michell teams with screenwriter Richard Nelson to adapt Nelson's BBC radio play chronicling the extramarital affair between President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Bill Murray) and his distant cousin, Daisy (Laura Linney), which comes to light during a royal visit from the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) at his home in Hyde Park. As war engulfs Europe and the king seeks the support of the American government, President Roosevelt struggles to balance his domestic affairs with his international obligations as Commander in Chief.
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Special Features

Deleted scenes; A look inside Hyde Park On Hudson; First days; Featire commentary with director Roger Michell and producer Kevin Loader
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Editorial Reviews

All Movie Guide - Perry Seibert
With the possible exception of Robert Downey Jr., who lasted just one season on Saturday Night Live, no alumni of that perennially popular late-night sketch show has earned a larger reputation as an actor than Bill Murray. In Roger Michell's highly enjoyable Hyde Park on Hudson, Murray surprises us yet again with his remarkable talent. The movie tells the tale of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Murray hosting the newly crowned King George VI Samuel West and his wife Queen Elizabeth Olivia Colman, at the Roosevelt family home during the royal couple's first visit to the United States. The polio-stricken president has kept his medical condition a secret from the world at large, and they bond over the fact that Bertie, as the king is known to intimates, suffers from a stutter -- a historical fact those who have seen The King's Speech are already quite familiar with. As the two powerful figures try to lay the groundwork for an alliance between their countries on the eve of World War II, FDR is drawn into a relationship with Daisy Laura Linney, a distant cousin who becomes one of the few people with whom he can share his thoughts and feelings. While the relationship between those two becomes more complicated, the president attempts to orchestrate a public display of the new bond between himself and the British monarch by getting the latter to be photographed eating a hot dog. Richard Nelson's script for the film might be short on drama, but it's long on character. As written, FDR is a man who rose to power in part because he's preternaturally able to make others feel comfortable even when he himself is ill at ease. That's a rich contradiction for any actor, but Murray is a particularly inspired choice for the part. He's a gifted performer whose early comedies connected with audiences because he was able to make you feel -- with a sly gaze or a ridiculous twist of a line delivery -- like you were in on the joke, and he exploits that conspiratorial charm to both comic and dramatic gold throughout Hyde Park on Hudson. There's a showcase scene about halfway through the movie in which FDR and Bertie are alone together for the first time and finally able to talk one-on-one, and it's a riveting pas de deux of acting. You really feel like a fly on the wall overhearing what it sounds like when the most influential people in the world try to make personal connections. For a film that draws such believable portraits of various relationships, it's surprising to realize how extraneous the storyline involving Daisy is. If she was supposed to be the audience surrogate for this material she's entirely unnecessary, because Murray's take on FDR assumes that role. On the other hand, if Daisy exists to spotlight the president's dark side, that seems like too much time devoted to something that, in the larger context of history, doesn't seem egregiously bad. Roger Michell had already shown a deft touch for light comedy Notting Hill and drama Changing Lanes when he combined the two beautifully in Venus -- a picture that snared Peter O'Toole an Oscar nomination. Here, his powers are again at full force; we know the main characters in this movie inside and out, and when you realize how the film has made such towering historical figures into recognizable, flawed, and likable people, you can appreciate what he, his cast, and his screenwriter have accomplished. Like the men at the center of the story, Hyde Park on Hudson isn't perfect, but its fauls accentuate its strengths.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 4/9/2013
  • UPC: 025192113390
  • Original Release: 2012

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  • Source: Universal Studios
  • Region Code: 1
  • Presentation: Wide Screen
  • Sound: Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound
  • Language: English
  • Time: 1:35:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 52

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Bill Murray Franklin D. Roosevelt
Laura Linney Daisy
Samuel West Bertie, The King
Olivia Colman The Queen
Elizabeth Marvel Missy,
Olivia Williams Eleanor
Elizabeth Wilson , Mrs. Roosevelt
Eleanor Bron , Daisy's Wife
Nancy Baldwin Mrs. Astor
Tim Beckmann President's Aide
Guy Paul President's Aide
Eben Young President's Aide
Samantha Dakin Mary the Maid
Buffy Davis Cook
Buffy Davis Cook
Morgan Deare Plumber
Tim Ahern Hungry Driver
Tommy Campbell Hungry Driver
Jeff Mash Hungry Driver
Kevin Millington Hungry Driver
Nell Mooney Superstitious Maid
Robert G. Slade Waiter
Jonathan Brewer Ish-ti-opi
Kumiko Konishi Princess Te Ata
Blake Ritson Butler
Parker Sawyers Thomas
James McNeill Photographer
British Imperial Military Band Brass Band
Amersham Band Brass Band
Christopher Austin Conductor
Technical Credits
Roger Michell Director, Producer
David Aukin Producer
Christopher Austin Musical Direction/Supervision
Simon Bowles Production Designer
Dinah Collin Costumes/Costume Designer
Lol Crawley Cinematographer
Pauline Fehily Makeup
Nicolas Gaster Editor
Ellen Lewis Casting
Kevin Loader Producer
Nicola Mairs Production Manager
Barrie McCulloch Asst. Director
Barrie McCullough Asst. Director
Richard Nelson Screenwriter
Chris Reynolds Special Effects Supervisor
Tessa Ross Executive Producer
Morag Ross Makeup
Jeremy Sams Score Composer
Hannah Santeugini Art Director
Gail Stevens Casting
Phaze UK Sound Editor
Emilie Yong Makeup
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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Hyde Park on Hudson
1. Chapter 1 [2:49]
2. Chapter 2 [7:16]
3. Chapter 3 [5:11]
4. Chapter 4 [4:06]
5. Chapter 5 [5:46]
6. Chapter 6 [2:10]
7. Chapter 7 [2:56]
8. Chapter 8 [3:09]
9. Chapter 9 [2:18]
10. Chapter 10 [1:23]
11. Chapter 11 [5:02]
12. Chapter 12 [3:49]
13. Chapter 13 [8:13]
14. Chapter 14 [5:09]
15. Chapter 15 [3:38]
16. Chapter 16 [5:30]
17. Chapter 17 [7:14]
18. Chapter 18 [5:09]
19. Chapter 19 [3:40]
20. Chapter 20 [5:06]
21. Chapter 21 [4:30]
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Menu

Disc #1 -- Hyde Park on Hudson
   Play
   Scenes
   Bonus
      Deleted Scenes
      A Look Inside Hyde Park On Hudson
      First Days
      Feature Commentary With Director Roger Michell And Producer Kevin Loader
         Commentary: On
         Commentary: Off
   Setup
      Spoken Language
         English 5.1
         Feature Commentary With Director Roger Michell And Producer Kevin Loader
      Subtitles
         English SDH Subtitles: On
         Español Subtitles: On
         Français Subtitles: On
         Subtitles: Off
   Previews
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      Broken Flowers
      Pride & Prejudice
      Beginners
      Jane Eyre
      Atonement
      The Debt
      Somewhere
      Play All
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