The Roosevelts : an intimate history / a film by Ken Burns ; a production of Florentine Films and WETA ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Paul Barnes, Pam Tubridy Baucom, Ken Burns.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Burns, Ken, 1953- television producer, television director, director, producer.

Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter, interviewee (expression), screenwriter, interviewee.

Barnes, Paul, 1951- television producer, producer.

Baucom, Pam Tubridy, television producer, producer.

Coyote, Peter, narrator, narrator.

Giamatti, Paul, voice actor, actor.

Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014, voice actor, actor.

Streep, Meryl, voice actor, actor.

Goodwin, Doris Kearns, interviewee (expression), interviewee.

McCullough, David G., interviewee (expression), interviewee.

Ward, Geoffrey C., interviewee (expression), interviewee.

Will, George F., interviewee (expression), interviewee.

Barnes, Paul, 1951- editor of moving image work, editor of moving image work.

Reidy, Tricia, editor of moving image work, editor of moving image work.

Ewers, Erik, editor of moving image work, editor of moving image work.

White, Daniel J., editor of moving image work., editor of moving image work.

Squires, Buddy, director of photography, director of photography.

Moore, Allen, director of photography, director of photography.

Cieri, David, composer (expression), composer.

Florentine Films, production company, producer.

WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), production company, producer.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster, distributor, broadcaster.

PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor, distributor.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.

Roosevelt, Theodore.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Influence.

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.

Roosevelt, Eleanor.

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962--Influence.

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.

Roosevelt, Franklin D.

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Influence.

Politicians--United States--Biography.

Politicians.

United States.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography.

Presidents' spouses.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

United States--Social conditions--20th century.

Social conditions.

Genre:

Biographies.

Nonfiction television programs.

Biographical television programs.

Documentary television programs.

Television series.

Video recordings for hard of hearing people.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

7 videodiscs (approximately 840 minutes) : sound, color with black & white segments ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Distribution:

[Alexandria, VA] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2014]

Language Note:

In English (5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo) or Spanish (2.0 stereo); English and Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities (DVI).

System Details:

DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.

digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1

digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 2.0

NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

Profiles 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, 14 hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore's birth in 1858 to Eleanor's death in 1962. Over the course of these years, Theodore would become the 26th President of the United States and his beloved niece, Eleanor, would marry his fifth cousin, Franklin, who became the 32nd President of the United States. Together, these three individuals not only redefined the relationship Americans had with their government and with each other, but also redefined the role of the United States within the wider world. The series encompasses the history the Roosevelts helped to shape: the creation of the National Parks, the digging of the Panama Canal, the passage of innovative New Deal programs, the defeat of Hitler, and the postwar struggles for civil rights at home and human rights abroad. It is also an intimate human story about love, betrayal, family loyalty, personal courage, and the conquest of fear.

Contents:

Episode 1. Get action (1858-1901)

Episode 2. In the arena (1901-1910)

Episode 3. The fire of life (1910-1919)

Episode 4. The storm (1920-1933)

Episode 5. The rising road (1933-1939)

Episode 6. The common cause (1939-1944)

Episode 7. A strong and active faith (1944-1962).

Bonus videos. FDR's great secret

David Cieri and music for The Roosevelts

Springwood and Val-Kill

Sagamore Hill

Oak Terrace

Someone in the shadows

The Roosevelt home movies

Warm Springs

Campobello

"Able-bodied"

FDR's dog Fala

FDR and the Porcellian Club

The FDR Model T re-creation.

Participant:

Narrated by Peter Coyote with voice overs by Paul Giamatti, Edward Herrmann and Meryl Streep ; interviews with Doris Kearns Goodwin, David McCullough, Geoffrey C. Ward, George Will.

Credits:

Editor, Paul Barnes, Tricia Reidy, Erik Ewers, Daniel J. White ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore ; music, David Cieri.

Notes:

Originally broadcast on television by PBS as an episodes of the television program in 2014.

Language options taken from DVD menu and may differ slightly from container packaging.

Companion book: The Roosevelts : an intimate history / Geoffrey C. Ward ; based on a documentary film by Ken Burns ; with a preface by Ken Burns ; picture research by Susanna Steisel ; design by Maggie Hinders. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.

Special features: 13 bonus videos; Making of Roosevelts; Deleted scenes with an introduction by Ken Burns.

ISBN:

9781627890502

1627890505

OCLC:

885210101

Publisher Number:

841887021579

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