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.

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

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as Narrator (voice)

David McCullough

David McCullough

as Self - Historian

as Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)

Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

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)

as James Roosevelt (voice)

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

as Self (archive footage)

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

1x1

Get action (1858-1901)
1x2

In the arena (1901-1910)
1x3

The fire of life (1910-1919)
1x4

The storm (1920-1933)
1x5

The rising road (1933-1939)
1x6

The common cause (1939-1944)
1x7

A strong and active faith (1944-1962)

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