The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)

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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  • First Air Date: 2014-09-14
  • Last Air Date: 2014-09-20
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 7
  • Network: PBS
  • Director: Ken Burns
  • Creator: Ken Burns

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Seasons

  • Season 1

    7 Episodes

Trailer

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)

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