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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)

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Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, fourteen hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962.

Cast & Crew

Director
Ken Burns
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    Narrator (voice) Peter Coyote
  • Profile picture of David McCullough
    Self - Historian David McCullough
  • Profile picture of Meryl Streep
    Eleanor Roosevelt (voice) Meryl Streep
  • Profile picture of Edward Herrmann
    Franklin Roosevelt (voice) Edward Herrmann
  • Profile picture of Paul Giamatti
    Theodore Roosevelt (voice) Paul Giamatti
  • Profile picture of Theodore Roosevelt
    Self (archive footage) Theodore Roosevelt
  • Profile picture of Doris Kearns Goodwin
    Self - Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin
  • Profile picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Self (archive footage) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Poster for Season 1

Season 1

2014

7 episodes

Season 1 of The Roosevelts: An Intimate History premiered on September 14, 2014

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