
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014) Series
Documentary · History · War & Politics
Created by Ken Burns
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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Cast
Peter Coyote
David McCullough
Meryl Streep
Edward Herrmann
Paul Giamatti
Theodore Roosevelt
Doris Kearns Goodwin































