The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)

7.7 1 season TV Show
DocumentaryHistoryWar & 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.

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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)
Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt Self (archive footage)

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