FDR

FDR (1994)


  • Genre: History, Documentary
  • Release Date: 1994-10-12
  • User Rating: 7.2/10 from 7 ratings
  • Runtime: 4h 30min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: David Grubin
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From 7 Ratings
8.5

Summary

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.

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  • David McCullough

    as Narrator

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Eleanor Roosevelt

    as Self (archive footage)

  • James Roosevelt

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Geoffrey C. Ward

    as Self — Biographer

  • Curtis Roosevelt

    as Self — Grandson

  • Doris Kearns Goodwin

    as Self — Biographer

  • Blanche Wiesen Cook

    as Self — Eleanor Roosevelt Biographer

  • Bronson Chanler

    as Self — Hudson Valley Neighbor

  • Edna Gurewitsch

    as Self — Roosevelt Family Friend

  • Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves

    as Self — Granddaughter

  • Grenville Clark

    as Self (archive footage)

  • James M. Cox

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Hugh Gallagher

    as Self — Biographer

  • Elmer Loftin

    as Self — Warm Springs Resident

  • Robert Fulton Copeland

    as Self — Warm Springs Resident

  • H. Stuart Raper

    as Self — Medical Director, Warm Springs Foundation

  • Janice Howe Raper

    as Self — Physical Therapist

  • Ben C. Fowler

    as Self — Warm Springs Resident

  • Alice Converse

    as Self — Physical Therapist

  • David Ginsburg

    as Self — FDR Administration

  • Alonzo Fields

    as Self — White House Butler

  • Herbert Hoover

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Thomas J. Walsh

    as Self (archive footage)

  • John Nance Garner

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Eli Ginzberg

    as Self — FDR Administration

  • William Leuchtenburg

    as Self — Historian

  • Chalmers Roberts

    as Self — Journalist

  • Lou Henry Hoover

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Robert R. Nathan

    as Self — FDR Administration

  • Alistair Cooke

    as Self — Journalist

  • Dick Powell

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Charles Coughlin

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Henry P. Fletcher

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Milton Lipson

    as Self — Secret Service

  • Walter Trohan

    as Self — Journalist

  • Dorothy Height

    as Self — National Council of Negro Women

  • Ann Cottrell Free

    as Self — Journalist

  • Charles Evans Hughes

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Frederick Van Nuys

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Samuel B. Pettengill

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Arthur H. Vandenberg

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Adolf Hitler

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Benito Mussolini

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Emperor Hirohito of Japan

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Robert Dallek

    as Self — Historian

  • Trude Lash

    as Self — Roosevelt Family Friend

  • Marian Anderson

    as Self (archive footage)

  • King George VI of the United Kingdom

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Cordell Hull

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Te Ata

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Charles A. Lindbergh

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Winston Churchill

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Mary Soames

    as Self — Winston Churchill's Daughter

  • George Elsey

    as Self — Lieutenant, U.S. Naval Reserve

  • Joseph Stalin

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Howard G. Bruenn

    as Self — Cardiologist

  • Eleanor Roosevelt II

    as Self — Niece

  • Henry A. Wallace

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Harry S. Truman

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Harlan Fiske Stone

    as Self (archive footage)
Directing David Grubin Director
Writing David Grubin Writer
Production David Grubin Producer
Production Chana Gazit Producer
Crew Roger Phenix Cinematography
Editing Llewellyn M. Smith Editor
Editing Susan Fanshel Editor
Editing Geof Bartz Editor
Editing Michael Bacon Editor
Sound Michael Bacon Music
Production Allyson Luchak Associate Producer
Crew William B. McCullough Cinematography
Production Sheilagh D'Arcy McGee Associate Producer
Production Joy Conley Researcher
Sound Roger Phenix Sound Recordist
Editing James Dalglish Colorist
Visual Effects Ralph Pitre Animation
Crew Robert Featherstone Post Production Assistant
Sound Ray Palagy Sound Designer
Crew Doris Kearns Goodwin Creative Consultant
Crew Geoffrey C. Ward Creative Consultant
Production Abigail Kende Coordinating Producer
Production Cameo George Executive Producer
Sound Paula Kimper Music
Sound Francis X. Coakley Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Sound Rob Silverthorne Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Camera Anne-Marie Fendrick Assistant Camera
Camera William Rexer Assistant Camera
Camera Larry Planet Assistant Camera
Camera Robert Sands Assistant Camera
Sound Michael Lonsdale Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Lighting Murdoch Campbell Gaffer
Crew Mark Renovitch Thanks
Production Robert Dallek Researcher
Production William Leuchtenburg Researcher
Production Alan Brinkley Researcher
Editing Dena Mermelstein Assistant Editor
Production Nancy Crumley Researcher
Production Deborah Richardson Researcher
Crew Peter Stader Post Production Supervisor
Editing Peter Stader Assistant Editor
Writing Geoffrey C. Ward Original Story

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