FDR (1994)

Name: FDR
Director: David Grubin
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: 1994-10-12
Duration: 4 h 30 min
Cast: David McCullough, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Winston Churchill

History Documentary

Director: David Grubin

Cast: David McCullough, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Winston Churchill

Runtime270 min

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Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered this country through two monumental crises: the Depression and World War II. FDR served as president longer than any other, and his legacy still shapes our understanding of the role of government and the presidency. A film by award winning filmmaker David Grubin. This is the second of four parts.

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Fans of historical documentaries will be captivated by the intimate exploration of Franklin D. Roosevelt's life in this 1994 film directed by the award-winning David Grubin. With narration from renowned historian David McCullough and appearances by FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt themselves, this film provides an unparalleled look at the man who steered the United States through the Great Depression and World War II.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president and the only one to have served more than two terms. His first two terms were centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth focused on U.S. involvement in World War II. A member of the Democratic Party, Roosevelt served in the New York State Senate from 1911 to 1913 and as the 44th governor of New York from 1929 to 1932.