FDR
David Grubin1994-10-12
7.2
270 min
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is one of the most revered and influential Americans of this century. The subject of hundreds of books and countless plays, films, and television programs, he has become an icon for an entire generation. Until this definitive 4-hour documentary based on two books by senior creative consultant and FDR biographer Geoffrey Ward, the personal motivations and physical and emotional trails that marked his life remained elusive. By interviewing dozens of those who knew FDR or had chronicled his career, by uncovering rare and previously unseen footage of his public appearances and private life, and by weaving them together in a taut and compelling narrative beautifully read by David McCullough, writer/producer David Grubin presents the most complete account to date for Mr. Roosevelt. For this achievement, a Peabody Award was presented to David Grubin Productions and The American Experience for FDR.
Cast
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David McCullough | Narrator | Unowned |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Eleanor Roosevelt | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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James Roosevelt | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Geoffrey C. Ward | Self — Biographer | Unowned |
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Curtis Roosevelt | Self — Grandson | Unowned |
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Doris Kearns Goodwin | Self — Biographer | Unowned |
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Blanche Wiesen Cook | Self — Eleanor Roosevelt Biographer | Unowned |
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Bronson Chanler | Self — Hudson Valley Neighbor | Unowned |
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Edna Gurewitsch | Self — Roosevelt Family Friend | Unowned |
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Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves | Self — Granddaughter | Unowned |
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Grenville Clark | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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James M. Cox | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Hugh Gallagher | Self — Biographer | Unowned |
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Elmer Loftin | Self — Warm Springs Resident | Unowned |
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Robert Fulton Copeland | Self — Warm Springs Resident | Unowned |
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H. Stuart Raper | Self — Medical Director, Warm Springs Foundation | Unowned |
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Janice Howe Raper | Self — Physical Therapist | Unowned |
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Ben C. Fowler | Self — Warm Springs Resident | Unowned |
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Alice Converse | Self — Physical Therapist | Unowned |
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David Ginsburg | Self — FDR Administration | Unowned |
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Alonzo Fields | Self — White House Butler | Unowned |
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Herbert Hoover | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Thomas J. Walsh | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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John Nance Garner | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Eli Ginzberg | Self — FDR Administration | Unowned |
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William Leuchtenburg | Self — Historian | Unowned |
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Chalmers Roberts | Self — Journalist | Unowned |
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Lou Henry Hoover | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Robert R. Nathan | Self — FDR Administration | Unowned |
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Alistair Cooke | Self — Journalist | Unowned |
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Dick Powell | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Charles Coughlin | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Henry P. Fletcher | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Milton Lipson | Self — Secret Service | Unowned |
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Walter Trohan | Self — Journalist | Unowned |
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Dorothy Height | Self — National Council of Negro Women | Unowned |
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Ann Cottrell Free | Self — Journalist | Unowned |
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Charles Evans Hughes | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Frederick Van Nuys | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Samuel B. Pettengill | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Arthur H. Vandenberg | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Adolf Hitler | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Benito Mussolini | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Emperor Hirohito of Japan | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Robert Dallek | Self — Historian | Unowned |
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Trude Lash | Self — Roosevelt Family Friend | Unowned |
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Marian Anderson | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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King George VI of the United Kingdom | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Cordell Hull | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Te Ata | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Charles A. Lindbergh | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Winston Churchill | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Mary Soames | Self — Winston Churchill's Daughter | Unowned |
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George Elsey | Self — Lieutenant, U.S. Naval Reserve | Unowned |
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Joseph Stalin | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Howard G. Bruenn | Self — Cardiologist | Unowned |
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Eleanor Roosevelt II | Self — Niece | Unowned |
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Henry A. Wallace | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Harry S. Truman | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Harlan Fiske Stone | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |