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Series — 2014

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)

7.8Documentary — History — War & 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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A high-signal pick with 40 votes.

Florentine Films / WETA

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Director: Ken Burns

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Cast & crew

Peter Coyote as Narrator (voice)

Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

David McCullough as Self - Historian

David McCullough

Self - Historian

Meryl Streep as Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)

Meryl Streep

Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)

Edward Herrmann as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

Edward Herrmann

Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

Paul Giamatti as Theodore Roosevelt (voice)

Paul Giamatti

Theodore Roosevelt (voice)

Theodore Roosevelt as Self (archive footage)

Theodore Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Doris Kearns Goodwin as Self - Historian

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Self - Historian

Franklin D. Roosevelt as Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

John Lithgow as James Roosevelt (voice)

John Lithgow

James Roosevelt (voice)

Eleanor Roosevelt as Self (archive footage)

Eleanor Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

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