The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

Overview

DocumentarioStoriaWar & 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

Narrator (voice)Peter Coyote

Self - HistorianDavid McCullough

Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)Meryl Streep

Franklin Roosevelt (voice)Edward Herrmann

Theodore Roosevelt (voice)Paul Giamatti

Self (archive footage)Theodore Roosevelt

Self - HistorianDoris Kearns Goodwin

Self (archive footage)Franklin D. Roosevelt

James Roosevelt (voice)John Lithgow

Self (archive footage)Eleanor Roosevelt

• Ken Burns · Director
• Geoffrey C. Ward · Writer
• Ken Burns · Writer