Hyde Park on Hudson
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Hyde Park on Hudson

Year:
Duration:
94 min
Genres:
Biography | Comedy | Drama | History
IMDB rate:
5.8
Director:
Roger Michell
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 2013-01-10
Filming Locations: London, England, UK
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $81,362 (USA) (9 December 2012)
Gross: $6,367,780 (USA) (24 March 2013)
Cast
Actor
Character
Bill Murray
FDR
Laura Linney
Daisy
Samuel West
Bertie
Olivia Colman
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Marvel
Missy
Olivia Williams
Eleanor
Elizabeth Wilson
Mrs. Roosevelt
Martin McDougall
Tommy
Andrew Havill
Cameron
Eleanor Bron
Daisy's Aunt
Nancy Baldwin
Mrs. Astor
Tim Beckmann
President's Aide #1
Guy Paul
President's Aide #2
Eben Young
President's Aide #3
Samantha Dakin
Mary the Maid
Buffy Davis
Cook
Morgan Deare
Plumber
Tim Ahern
Hungry Driver #1
Tommy Campbell
Hungry Driver #2
Jeff Mash
Hungry Driver #3
Kevin Millington
Hungry Driver #4
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
The British Imperial Military Band
Brass Band #1
The Amersham Band
Brass Band #2
Mark Badham
US Marine (uncredited)
Kiri Bloom
Junior Cook (uncredited)
Chris Bowe
Town's Man (uncredited)
Robert Clayton
US Marine (uncredited)
Sam Creed
Sam FDR's Servant (uncredited)
Jason Durran
Nelson (uncredited)
Erkan Halil
Servant (uncredited)
Kevin Hudson
Reporter (uncredited)
Martin John King
Despatch Rider (uncredited)
Debbie J. Nash
Hyde Park Staff (uncredited)
Nigel Sinclair
Delivery Man (uncredited)
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Trivia
The gag about the antique anti-UK political cartoons is based on truth. These historic cartoons are located in the foyer of Franklin D. Roosevelt's home, King George VI viewed them them upon arriving in the foyer, and made a brief humorous remark to Roosevelt about the cartoons.
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The third major release in as many years to feature King George VI alias "Bertie" as a character: The King's Speech (2010) in 2010 played by Colin Firth, in W.E. (2011) in 2011, played by Laurence Fox, and this movie in 2012 where he is played by Samuel West.
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On June 11, 1939, the New York Times printed the menus for all of the meals served to the British royals during their visit to Hyde Park. As depicted in this movie, the picnic menu was as follows: Hot dogs, if weather permits. Beer and soft drinks. Cold ham from various States. Turkey, smoked and plain. Various salads. Baked Beans and brown bread. Doughnuts and ginger bread cookies. Coffee.
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Goofs
The Navy bandsmen playing during dinner are dressed as officers--bandsmen in the Navy are enlisted sailors. The conductor of the band would have been an officer or warrant officer, but not the bandsmen.
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When FDR calls for an end to Ish-ti-opi's ceremonial dance, Eleanor Roosevelt invites everyone to thank Ish-ti-opi in Cherokee. Ish-ti-opi (a.k.a., Wesley L. Robertson) was a Choctaw Indian, not a Cherokee. In any event, the word "yakoke" used for "thank you" is correctly Choctaw, not Cherokee. The Cherokee words for "thank you" are "wado" and "s'gi".
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The dinner depicted in the film took place on June 10, 1939. In the movie, the moon is full that night. In actuality, the moon was half-full that night.
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Quotes
Daisy: Back then - this is years ago - I couldn't afford secrets. I just had chores. As a child growing up, we had been rich. And then, well, we weren't. And like most people during the Depression, I now lived each day as it came no longer expecting anything. Waiting. For nothing. And then...
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Daisy: And no more promises were made so none could be broken.
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Daisy: In a time, not so very long ago, when the world still allowed itself secrets, Franklin Roosevelt was mine.
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