The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)


  • Genre: Documentary, History
  • First Air Date: 2014-09-14
  • Last Air Date: 2014-09-20
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 7
  • Status: Ended
  • Production Company: Florentine Films
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Networks: PBS
  • Director: Ken Burns
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Summary

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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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 2014-09-14
7 Episodes

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 1Episode 1Get Action (1858-1901)120 min
Season 1Episode 2In the Arena (1901-1910)120 min
Season 1Episode 3The Fire of Life (1910-1919)120 min
Season 1Episode 4The Storm (1920-1933)120 min
Season 1Episode 5The Rising Road (1933-1939)120 min
Season 1Episode 6The Common Cause (1939-1944)120 min
Season 1Episode 7A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1952)120 min
  • Peter Coyote

    as Narrator (voice)
  • David McCullough

    as Self - Historian
  • Meryl Streep

    as Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)
  • Edward Herrmann

    as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
  • Paul Giamatti

    as Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
  • Theodore Roosevelt

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Doris Kearns Goodwin

    as Self - Historian
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    as Self (archive footage)
  • John Lithgow

    as James Roosevelt (voice)
Directing Ken Burns Director
Writing Ken Burns Writer
Writing Geoffrey C. Ward Writer
Sound Matt Rigby Assistant Sound Editor
Camera Kurt Parlow Assistant Camera