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