The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
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
- Narrator (voice) Peter Coyote
- Self - Historian David McCullough
- Eleanor Roosevelt (voice) Meryl Streep
- Franklin Roosevelt (voice) Edward Herrmann
- Theodore Roosevelt (voice) Paul Giamatti
- Self (archive footage) Theodore Roosevelt
- Self - Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Self (archive footage) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Season 1
2014
7 episodes
Season 1 of The Roosevelts: An Intimate History premiered on September 14, 2014
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Keywords
- usa president
- historical figure
- franklin delano roosevelt
- miniseries
- historical
- usa history
- usa politics
- documentary