The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

2014
7.8

7.8/10

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Overview

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.

Status: Ended

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Florentine Films WETA
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

Quick Facts

Release Date September 14, 2014
Status Ended
Language EN
IMDb ID tt3400010
Website Visit Site

Cast

Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

David McCullough
David McCullough

Self - Historian

Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep

Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)

Edward Herrmann
Edward Herrmann

Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

Theodore Roosevelt (voice)

Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Doris Kearns Goodwin
Doris Kearns Goodwin

Self - Historian

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

John Lithgow
John Lithgow

James Roosevelt (voice)

Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Key Crew

Ken Burns
Director
Ken Burns
Writer
Geoffrey C. Ward
Writer