The Roosevelts: An Intimate History - Season 1 - Eps 7: A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)

Name: Eps 7: A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)
Released: 2014-09-20
Rating: 3.9

2014-09-20 • 112 min • ⭐ 7.7/10

Frail and failing but determined to see the war through to victory, FDR wins re-election and begins planning for a peaceful postwar world, but a cerebral hemorrhage kills him at 63. After her husband’s death, Eleanor Roosevelt proves herself a shrewd politician and a skilled negotiator in her own right, as well as a champion of civil rights, civil liberties and the United Nations.

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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.