The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

Name: The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Genre: Documentary, History, War & Politics
Released: 2014-09-14
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Peter Coyote, David McCullough, Meryl Streep, Edward Herrmann, Paul Giamatti

Created by Ken Burns

Documentary

History

War & Politics

20141 season7.7

Ended

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.