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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History - Miniseries

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)

  • Theodore Roosevelt

    Theodore Roosevelt

    Self (archive footage)

  • Doris Kearns Goodwin

    Doris Kearns Goodwin

    Self - Historian

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Self (archive footage)

  • John Lithgow

    John Lithgow

    James Roosevelt (voice)

Overview

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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