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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
7.9(35 votes)
2014 - 2014
per episode
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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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Show Details
Created by:
Ken Burns
Network:
PBS
Country:US
Languages
Original:en
Spoken:
English
Seasons

Season 1
7 episodes
9.6
2014
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)

John Lithgow
James Roosevelt (voice)

Eleanor Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)