
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
2014 Documentary, History, War & Politics 1 season
TMDB rating 7.8/10 Ended
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.
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TMDB rating 9.6/10
Cast and details
Peter CoyoteNarrator (voice)
David McCulloughSelf - Historian
Meryl StreepEleanor Roosevelt (voice)
Edward HerrmannFranklin Roosevelt (voice)
Paul GiamattiTheodore Roosevelt (voice)
Theodore RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
Doris Kearns GoodwinSelf - Historian
Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
John LithgowJames Roosevelt (voice)
Eleanor RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
- Created by
- Ken Burns
- Network
- PBS
- First aired
- Sep 14, 2014
- Latest episode
- Sep 20, 2014
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