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- Synopsis:
'The Roosevelts: An Intimate History' 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, 14 hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore's birth in 1858 to Eleanor's death in 1962. Over the course of those years, Theodore would become the 26th President of the United States and his beloved niece, Eleanor, would marry his fifth cousin, Franklin, who became the 32nd President of the United States. Together, these three individuals not only redefined the relationship Americans had with their government and with each other, but also redefined the role of the United States within the wider world. The series encompasses the history the Roosevelts helped to shape: the creation of National Parks, the digging of the Panama Canal, the passage of innovative New Deal programs, the defeat of Hitler, and the postwar struggles for civil rights at home and human rights abroad. It is also an intimate human story about love, betrayal, family loyalty, personal courage, and the conquest of fear. - Actors:
- Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, H.W. Brands, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Clay Jenkinson, David McCullough, John Meacham, Patricia O'Toole, Evan Thomas, Geoffrey C. Ward, George Will, Blanche Wiesen Cook, William Jennings Bryan, Louis Howe, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Alexander Knox, Missy LeHand
- Directors:
- Ken Burns
- Producers:
- Paul Barnes, Pam Tubridy Baucom, Ken Burns, Jim Corbley, Anne Harrington, Jean Lane, Katie Wilson
- Voiced By:
- Paul Giamatti, Edward Herrmann, Meryl Streep, Adam Arkin, Kevin Conway, John Lithgow, Amy Madigan, Joanne Tucker, Eli Wallach, Massimiliano Pala, Ed Harris, Josh Lucas
- Narrated By:
- Peter Coyote
- Writers:
- Ken Burns, Geoffrey C. Ward
- Studio:
- PBS
- Genres:
- TV Documentaries
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An inspiring story of three great people. - The Roosevelts: An Intimate History review by DT
Lucid and scholarly but never boring, this is an inspiring story of three great people who shaped America and thus our world . Ken Burns makes great documentaries.
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