Why it may be worth watching
- FDR combines Documentary and War & Politics storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Christian McKay, Alice Bounsall, Rufus Jones.
TV series
The new documentary event will provide an epic portrait of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, unpacking how his own fight with polio prepared him for the challenges of leading the United States through the Great Depression and World War II. Based upon Goodwin's New York Times bestseller, Leadership: In Turbulent Times, viewers will experience a most harrowing, yet heroic time in history when through grit, commitment and shared sacrifice FDR was the right man at the right time to lead the U.S. and the allied nations, projecting confidence in himself and America.
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Christian McKayFranklin D. Roosevelt
Alice BounsallEleanor Roosevelt
Rufus JonesTheodore Roosevelt
Adrian Galley
Jazzara Jaslyn
Pierre Malherbe
Rupert Anderson
Anthony C. Hyde
Jacques Adriaanse
Sean Cameron Michael
Franklin D. RooseveltSelf - President of US (archive footage)
Winston ChurchillSelf - Prime Minister of UK (archive footage)
Eleanor RooseveltSelf - First Lady US (archive footage)
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Best suited to viewers looking for Documentary, War & Politics. The available catalogue spans 1 season.
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