VHS : Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years, Volume 2
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starring: Jane Alexander, Edward Herrmann, Priscilla Pointer, Walter McGinn, Rosemary Murphydirected by: Daniel Petrie
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303922355
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 630392235X
Label: Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Release Date: October 10, 2000
Running Time: 180 minutes
Sales Rank: 50354
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 13, 1977
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
This first part of the critically acclaimed 1976 television miniseries focuses on the early lives of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt, concluding on their wedding day. The story is mostly told in flashback, as the first lady receives word of the death of President Roosevelt and, while making funeral preparations, reflects on her life with him. Distant relatives in the wealthy and sprawling Roosevelt family of New York, young Franklin and Eleanor met several times during their childhood, and much of the action in this installment of the drama utilizes young actors, including Mackenzie Phillips, who plays Eleanor at the age of 14. Playing the main characters as young adults, Edward Herrmann and Jane Alexander are brilliant in portraying the great American love story, as the privileged yet socially awkward Franklin finds himself completely captivated by the brainy and conscientious Eleanor. The miniseries was based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning book by historian Joseph P. Lash, and interspersed with the human drama are vignettes out of American history, such as cameo appearances by Eleanor's uncle Teddy, whose enormous personality suits his job as president of the United States. Eleanor and Franklin won 11 Emmy Awards, and its intelligent screenplay and fine acting have aged very well, making this a thoroughly enjoyable film. --Robert J. McNamara
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - An overlooked masterpiece
I was just a kid when this TV movie originally aired but it made an enormous impression on me. The acting was absolutely first rate, the sets well done and the music unforgettable. For years I looked for it on VHS format and more recently, DVD. I'm overjoyed that this wonderfully underrated film is finally available on DVD. Hip Hip Hooray!
So many made-for-TV historical films are pure garbage in terms of accurate history. This movie does not make that mistake. The main characters are ... Read More
Rating: - A definite "yes"
This mini-series is well worth a look. I watched this DVD after reading the Lash biography that formed the basis of the series. I found the book good but slow going: it's densely-documented and scholarly. The video version does an excellent, accurate job of dramatizing the essential events of the story.
Besides being well-told history, the series is also a pleasure to watch. The acting is great, the settings are lush, and the costuming is magnificent. The series is both good history ... Read More
Rating:  - Revisiting Eleanor & Franklin
I saw this film when it first appeared on TV and liked it so much. I was overjoyed to see it available on DVD. I felt like it really touched on the essence of Eleanor. Will watch it again.
Rating: - Eleanor & Franklin - The Early Years
This series is excellent for any one that is a history fan or a fan of the Roosevelts. I thought it was wonderful as it showed the Roosevelts with all their faults. They went over them but did not show their faults glaringly but enought to know that they weren't perfect and I appreciated that. It's not like an American President is this perfect God-like person that cannot commit a sin. It was tastefully done and it showed how they overcome those troubles and became what I consider to be better people ... Read More
Rating: - Finally!!!
With so much junk produced today on DVD, it is refreshing that this wonderful miniseries was finally put out on DVD. Let me begin by saying that once again Amazon got the description wrong- This is not the concluding part of the miniseries, but the first miniseries from 1976. The description talks about the second half produced in 1977! These types of mistakes can be very misleading to anyone purchasing this DVD. But, beyond that this is one of the great miniseries of the 70's. There were many great and timeless ... Read More
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