The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
TV Show| Title | The Roosevelts: An Intimate History |
| User score | 8.2 |
| Release date | Sep 14, 2014 |
| Release date of last episode | Sep 20, 2014 |
| Genre | Documentary, History, War & Politics |
| Director | Ken Burns |
| Production country | United States of America |
| Production companies | Florentine Films, WETA |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 7 |
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.
Latest episodes
List of episodes
S1.E7 ∙ A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)
Sep 20, 2014
S1.E6 ∙ The Common Cause (1939-1944)
Sep 19, 2014
S1.E5 ∙ The Rising Road (1933-1939)
Sep 18, 2014
S1.E4 ∙ The Storm (1920-1933)
Sep 17, 2014
S1.E3 ∙ The Fire of Life (1910-1919)
Sep 16, 2014
S1.E2 ∙ In the Arena (1901-1910)
Sep 15, 2014
S1.E1 ∙ Get Action (1858-1901)
Sep 14, 2014
Videos
The Roosevelts | An Intimate History | Preview
Jun 22, 2020
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (Ep5 Excerpt) | PBS America
Oct 15, 2014
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (Ep3 excerpt) | PBS America
Oct 2, 2014
Actors
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Peter Coyote
Narrator (voice)
David McCullough
Self - Historian
Meryl Streep
Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)
Edward Herrmann
Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
Paul Giamatti
Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
Theodore Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Self - Historian
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
John Lithgow
James Roosevelt (voice)
