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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

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Plot

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.

Cast

Peter Coyote as Narrator (voice)
Peter Coyote

as Narrator (voice)

David McCullough as Self - Historian
David McCullough

as Self - Historian

Meryl Streep as Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)
Meryl Streep

as Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)

Edward Herrmann as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
Edward Herrmann

as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

Paul Giamatti as Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
Paul Giamatti

as Theodore Roosevelt (voice)

Theodore Roosevelt as Self (archive footage)
Theodore Roosevelt

as Self (archive footage)

Doris Kearns Goodwin as Self - Historian
Doris Kearns Goodwin

as Self - Historian

Franklin D. Roosevelt as Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt

as Self (archive footage)

John Lithgow as James Roosevelt (voice)
John Lithgow

as James Roosevelt (voice)

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • September 14, 2014

Last Aired Date

  • September 20, 2014

Production Companies

  • Florentine Films

  • WETA

Type

  • Miniseries

Number of Season

  • 1

Number of Episodes

  • 7

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