The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
DocumentaryHistoryWar & Politics
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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Cast
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)Details
- Status
- Ended
- Type
- Miniseries
- Created by
- Ken Burns
- Network
- PBS
- Aired
- 2014-09-14 — 2014-09-20
- Episodes
- 1 season · 7 episodes
- Languages
- English
- Country
- US
- Production
- Florentine Films, WETA
