The Roosevelts: An Intimate History - Season 1 - Eps 1: Get Action (1858-1901)

Name: Eps 1: Get Action (1858-1901)
Released: 2014-09-14
Rating: 3.9

2014-09-14 • 115 min • ⭐ 7.7/10

A frail, asthmatic young Theodore Roosevelt transforms himself into a champion of the strenuous life, loses one great love and finds another, leads men into battle and then rises like a rocket to become the youngest president in American history at 42. Meanwhile, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, brought up as the pampered only child of adoring parents, follows his older cousin’s career with fascination.

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About The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

Title: The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

First Air Date: 2014-09-14

Last Air Date: 2014-09-20

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.7/10 (from 37 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 1

Total Episodes: 7

Network: PBS

Genres: Documentary, History, War & Politics

Production Companies: Florentine Films, WETA

Synopsis

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.