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Season 1, Episode 2

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

Season 1
Episode 2
2014
7.7 ⭐
Documentary
History
War & Politics

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 & Crew
Peter Coyote
Peter CoyoteNarrator (voice)
David McCullough
David McCulloughSelf - Historian
Meryl Streep
Meryl StreepEleanor Roosevelt (voice)
Edward Herrmann
Edward HerrmannFranklin Roosevelt (voice)
Paul Giamatti
Paul GiamattiTheodore Roosevelt (voice)
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Doris Kearns GoodwinSelf - Historian
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
John Lithgow
John LithgowJames Roosevelt (voice)
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
Seasons
Episodes (7)