The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
2014 · Miniseries · TV-PG · ★ 7.7
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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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-09-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (37 votes)
Themes
- usa president
- historical figure
- franklin delano roosevelt
- miniseries
- historical
- usa history
- usa politics
- documentary
Cast & crew
Peter Coyote
as Narrator (voice)
David McCullough
as Self - Historian
Meryl Streep
as Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)
Edward Herrmann
as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
Paul Giamatti
as Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
Theodore Roosevelt
as Self (archive footage)
Doris Kearns Goodwin
as Self - Historian
Franklin D. Roosevelt
as Self (archive footage)
John Lithgow
as James Roosevelt (voice)
Eleanor Roosevelt
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Ken Burns
Episodes1 season · 7 episodes
Season 17 episodes
- S1E1Get Action (1858-1901)115mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E2In the Arena (1901-1910)117mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E3The Fire of Life (1910-1919)117mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E4The Storm (1920-1933)117mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E5The Rising Road (1933-1939)117mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E6The Common Cause (1939-1944)116mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E7A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)112mAmazon Prime Video