Series · War & Politics, Documentary, History
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
★ 7.8 · 39 votes1 season · 7 episodesWar & Politics, Documentary, History2014
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.
- Creator
- Ken Burns
- Writers
- Ken Burns, Geoffrey C. Ward
- Network
- PBS
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- First aired
- September 14, 2014
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Peter CoyoteNarrator (voice)
David McCulloughSelf - Historian
Meryl StreepEleanor Roosevelt (voice)
Edward HerrmannFranklin Roosevelt (voice)
Paul GiamattiTheodore Roosevelt (voice)
Theodore RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
Doris Kearns GoodwinSelf - Historian
Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
John LithgowJames Roosevelt (voice)
Eleanor RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
Episodes
0/7 watched- Episode 1: Get Action (1858-1901)1 h 55 min · Sep 14, 2014
- Episode 2: In the Arena (1901-1910)1 h 57 min · Sep 15, 2014
- Episode 3: The Fire of Life (1910-1919)1 h 57 min · Sep 16, 2014
- Episode 4: The Storm (1920-1933)1 h 57 min · Sep 17, 2014
- Episode 5: The Rising Road (1933-1939)1 h 57 min · Sep 18, 2014
- Episode 6: The Common Cause (1939-1944)1 h 56 min · Sep 19, 2014
- Episode 7: A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)1 h 52 min · Sep 20, 2014
