Ken Burns - The Roosevelts [DVD] (UK Version, Region 2)

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THE ROOSEVELTS: AN HISTORY chronicles the lives of 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 those 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 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 human story about love, betrayal, family loyalty, personal courage and the conquest of fear. Starring: PAUL GIAMATTI as Theodore Roosevelt, EDWARD HERRMANN as Franklin Roosevelt, MERYL STREEP as Eleanor Roosevelt About the Director ------------------ Kenneth Lauren "Ken" Burns[1] (born July 29, 1953) is an American director and producer of documentary films, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs. His most widely known documentaries are The Civil War (1990), Baseball (1994), Jazz (2001), The War (2007), The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009), Prohibition (2011) and The Central Park Five (2012). Burns' documentaries have been nominated for two Academy Awards and have won Emmy Awards, among other honors.