The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)

09/14/2014 (US)

Documentary, History, War & Politics

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

7 Episodes

David McCullough

Self - Historian

7 Episodes

Meryl Streep

Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)

7 Episodes

Edward Herrmann

Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

7 Episodes

Paul Giamatti

Theodore Roosevelt (voice)

7 Episodes

Theodore Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

7 Episodes

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Self - Historian

7 Episodes

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

7 Episodes

John Lithgow

James Roosevelt (voice)

7 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

2014 | 7 Episodes

Season 1 of The Roosevelts: An Intimate History premiered on September 14, 2014.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

usa president

historical figure

franklin delano roosevelt

miniseries

historical

usa history

usa politics

documentary

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