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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

IMDb 7.7 2014 • min • DocumentaryHistoryWar & Politics

Director

Ken Burns

Country

US

Plot Summary

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 Cast

Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote Narrator (voice)
David McCullough
David McCullough Self - Historian
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)
Edward Herrmann
Edward Herrmann Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti Theodore Roosevelt (voice)