FDR
1994 · Movie · PG · 270 min
★ 6.6(7)unSUB Rating
Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered the United States through two monumental crises: the Depression and World War II. FDR served as president longer than any other, and his legacy still shapes our understanding of the role of government and the presidency. A film by award winning filmmaker David Grubin.
Also known as FDR (American Experience) · FDR: American Experience · American Experience: FDR
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-10-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 270 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.2/10 (7 votes)
Themes
- usa president
- world war ii
- biography
- great depression
- franklin delano roosevelt
- polio
- social security
- new deal
- american history
- historical documentary
- second world war
Cast & crew
David McCullough
as Narrator
Franklin D. Roosevelt
as Self (archive footage)
Eleanor Roosevelt
as Self (archive footage)
James Roosevelt
as Self (archive footage)
Geoffrey C. Ward
as Self — Biographer
- CR
Curtis Roosevelt
as Self — Grandson
Doris Kearns Goodwin
as Self — Biographer
Blanche Wiesen Cook
as Self — Eleanor Roosevelt Biographer
- BC
Bronson Chanler
as Self — Hudson Valley Neighbor
- EG
Edna Gurewitsch
as Self — Roosevelt Family Friend
Directed by David Grubin