The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)

Synopsis

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.

Series Information

Created By

Ken Burns

First Aired

2014

Last Aired

2014

Seasons

1

Episodes

7

Genre

Documentary, History, War & Politics

Network

PBS

Status

Ended

Rating

7.7 / 10 (38 votes)

Top Cast

Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

David McCullough

Self - Historian

Meryl Streep

Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)

Edward Herrmann

Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

Paul Giamatti

Theodore Roosevelt (voice)

Theodore Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Self - Historian

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

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