The Eleanor Roosevelt Story (1965)
90 min
An intimate and moving portrait of one of the most remarkable women in American history. It is the story of a lonely, unhappy child who became the most admired and respected woman in the world. Richard Kaplan's lively documentary reveals the human face behind the American icon, beginning with the emotional deprivation suffered by this plain, awkward little girl born into a socially prominent and powerful family. Though she would eventually marry a man who would look beyond her awkwardness, Eleanor was not content to be the proper, silent wife to her husband Franklin's extraordinary political career. Instead, she began a lifelong crusade to speak out about injustice and oppression in any form. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2006.
- Release date
- November 8, 1965
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Ezra Laderman
Cast
- Archibald Macleish as Narrator
- Eric Sevareid as Narrator
- Corinne Alsop Cole as Narrator
- Jack Benny as Self
- Charles de Gaulle as Self
- Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self
- Herbert Vere Evatt as Self
- Adolf Hitler as Self
Crew
- Eleanor Roosevelt · Archive footage
- Franklin D. Roosevelt · Archive footage
- Jack Benny · Archive footage
- Charles de Gaulle · Archive footage
- Dwight D. Eisenhower · Archive footage
- Herbert Vere Evatt · Archive footage
- Adolf Hitler · Archive footage
- Richard Kaplan · Director
- Archibald Macleish · Writer
- Sidney Glazier · Producer
- Ezra Laderman · Composer
- Miriam Arsham · Editor