Movie Description
FDR
(1994)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : David Grubin
- Producer : David Grubin,Chana Gazit
- Writer : David Grubin
- Editor : Llewellyn M. Smith,Susan Fanshel,Geof Bartz,Michael Bacon
- Cast : David McCullough,Franklin D. Roosevelt,Eleanor Roosevelt,James Roosevelt,Geoffrey C. Ward,Curtis Roosevelt,Doris Kearns Goodwin,Blanche Wiesen Cook,Bronson Chanler,Edna Gurewitsch,Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves,Grenville Clark,James M. Cox,Hugh Gallagher,Elmer Loftin,Robert Fulton Copeland,H. Stuart Raper,Janice Howe Raper,Ben C. Fowler,Alice Converse,David Ginsburg,Alonzo Fields,Herbert Hoover,Thomas J. Walsh,John Nance Garner,Eli Ginzberg,William Leuchtenburg,Chalmers Roberts,Lou Henry Hoover,Robert R. Nathan,Alistair Cooke,Dick Powell,Charles Coughlin,Henry P. Fletcher,Milton Lipson,Walter Trohan,Dorothy Height,Ann Cottrell Free,Charles Evans Hughes,Frederick Van Nuys,Samuel B. Pettengill,Arthur H. Vandenberg,Adolf Hitler,Benito Mussolini,Emperor Hirohito of Japan,Robert Dallek,Trude Lash,Marian Anderson,King George VI of the United Kingdom,Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother,Cordell Hull,Te Ata,Charles A. Lindbergh,Winston Churchill,Mary Soames,George Elsey,Joseph Stalin,Howard G. Bruenn,Eleanor Roosevelt II,Henry A. Wallace,Harry S. Truman,Harlan Fiske Stone
Cast
Narrator
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self — Biographer
Self — Grandson
Self — Biographer
Self — Eleanor Roosevelt Biographer
Self — Hudson Valley Neighbor
Self — Roosevelt Family Friend
Self — Granddaughter
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self — Biographer
Self — Warm Springs Resident
Self — Warm Springs Resident
Self — Medical Director, Warm Springs Foundation
Self — Physical Therapist
Self — Warm Springs Resident
Self — Physical Therapist
Self — FDR Administration
Self — White House Butler
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self — FDR Administration
Self — Historian
Self — Journalist
Self (archive footage)
Self — FDR Administration
Self — Journalist
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self — Secret Service
Self — Journalist
Self — National Council of Negro Women
Self — Journalist
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self — Historian
Self — Roosevelt Family Friend
Self (archive footage)
King George VI of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self — Winston Churchill's Daughter
Self — Lieutenant, U.S. Naval Reserve
Self (archive footage)
Self — Cardiologist
Self — Niece
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Facts
Original TitleFDR
Status Released
Release Information
-
1994-10-12
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 04h 30m
Homepagehttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/fdr/
Production CompaniesCorporation for Public Broadcasting,David Grubin Productions,GBH,WGBH Educational Foundation (US)
Genres
- History
- Documentary
