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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

TV Series

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

7.7

2014

Synopsis

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.

Created By

Ken Burns

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DocumentaryHistoryWar & Politics

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Cast & Crew

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

as Narrator (voice)

David McCullough

David McCullough

as Self - Historian

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

as Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)

Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

as Theodore Roosevelt (voice)

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

as Self (archive footage)

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin

as Self - Historian

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

as Self (archive footage)

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

as James Roosevelt (voice)

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