The Roosevelts an intimate history
2014
DVD
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.
Item Details
ISBN: 9781627890502
Description:
- 7 videodiscs (approximately 840 minutes) : sound, color with black & white segments ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1
- digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 2.0
- widescreen 24 fps
- NTSC
- video file DVD video Region 1
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.
- Special features: 13 bonus videos; Making of Roosevelts; Deleted scenes with an introduction by Ken Burns.
- Editor, Paul Barnes, Tricia Reidy, Erik Ewers, Daniel J. White ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore ; music, David Cieri.
- 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.
- DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.
- 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).
- Title from disc surface.
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).
Publisher or Distributor Number: 11072561
Control Number: 1059890
UPC: 841887021579
Publisher: [Alexandria, VA] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2014]Subjects:
- Politicians -- United States -- Biography.
- Políticos -- Estados Unidos -- Biografía.
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
- Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography.
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 -- Influence.
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 -- Influence.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Influence.
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Genre:
- Biographical television programs.
- Biographies.
- Documentary television programs.
- Historical television programs.
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Television series.
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Authors:
- Barnes, Paul, 1951- television producer.
- Baucom, Pam Tubridy, television producer.
- Burns, Ken, 1953- television producer, television director.
- Coyote, Peter, narrator.
- Florentine Films, production company.
- Giamatti, Paul, voice actor.
- Goodwin, Doris Kearns, participant.
- Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014, voice actor.
- McCullough, David G., participant.
- PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster.
- Streep, Meryl, voice actor.
- WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), production company.
- Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter, participant.
- Will, George F., participant.