Eleanor and Franklin part one (1976 miniseries about the Roosevelts)

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Eleanor and Franklin (1976) is a mini-series broadcast on ABC on January 11, 1976, starring Edward Herrmann as Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) and Jane Alexander as Eleanor Roosevelt. It was based on the 1971 Pulitzer Prize-winning and best-selling biography by Eleanor's personal secretary Joseph P. Lash.
The film relates their lives in flashback from the perspective of the the newly-widowed Eleanor (in 1945), who recalls
- the time they were children as cousins who met briefly
- their courtship and marriage
- bearing and raising a large family
- her social efforts as he rises to Assistant Secretary of the Navy in World War I
- his hidden affair with Lucy Mercer
- her help and encourgement with his famous bout with the affliction of polio
- her campaigning with Louis Howe, their mentor, crony and campaign manager during her husband’s runs for political offices in the New York state legislature
- his unsuccessful effort for Vice President in 1920
- his election as Governor of New York and his rivalry with the failed candidate for the presidency in 1928, Al Smith
- his election to the Presidency in 1932 during the "Great Depression".
Part two, about FDR's years in the White House and World War II, is here:
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@merrylmarsh9037 11 месяцев назад

This great lady is one of my heroes. She was a stellar individual and we can take much from her example. ❤

@NebulaBull 11 месяцев назад

Same

@rebeccalowe-hodges8162 10 месяцев назад

Incredible ! Lady.

@blondwiththewind 6 лет назад

Absolutely wonderful movie. I missed it back in 1976......(college n' such). I love seeing the manners, kindness, and respect that people treated each other with "back then". I grew up in my Grandparent's home....and they were from this generation as well. This is exactly the way they treated the people around them.....and folks were kind and decent in return. I really wish some of the characteristics of that generation could visit THIS generation more frequently.

@retroguy9494 2 года назад

Well, to a degree, you are 100% correct. But you have to remember the class distinction in America back then. The upper classes, and by upper I don't mean with MONEY the way it is today, but by social standing based on length of time in the country and social position, had this etiquette. They were raised on it, they were taught it in the private schools they attended and it was expected of them. Having grown up in such a family myself, (yes there ARE some of us left) I cannot stress how important it was to people like my late grandmother.

@dharter100 4 дня назад

They still were racist. Black servants weren't paid the same as whites. They could afford to be nice.

@barrett7893 2 года назад

Her teacher was the first person to really see the greatness and Envision in her life.. She saw that she was anointed.. 💯 💜 💜 💜 To do great works for God and her country.

@judyevancic4926 2 года назад

We need another Eleanor Roosevelt 👍🙏‼️🇺🇸

@julesmum9781 5 месяцев назад

To run for president and win it this time

@jeffearle8172 11 месяцев назад

This production was filmed 47 years ago and still holds up amazingly well.The actors were perfectly cast for their roles and their performances were not overplayed as in Sunrise at Campobello.

@pdkrace 9 месяцев назад

Hard to believe its been almost 50 years. Great movie. I was a lot younger back then.LOL

@Koopalingfan 8 месяцев назад

Eleanor Roosevelt is definitely the best First Lady and would’ve been a very good president. Honestly Eleanor did most of the work and really guided through The Great Depression and World War II. Gotta say she and Franklin made a good team. Rip Eleanor and Franklin D Roosevelt.

@JOHN----DOE 7 лет назад

Never was a person so unlike her parents. It is a miracle Eleanor grew up to be the great lady she was.

@blondwiththewind 6 лет назад

For all the sadness in her young life, she was also very fortunate to have encountered many people who went out of their way to acknowledge her uniqueness, spirit, and intellect. To have people acknowledge that "you matter in important ways" is so very powerful to young people, especially those struggling with loss and estrangement. Cheers to the people that supported and acknowledged her on her journey to become the person she grew to be.

@tnecklover 6 лет назад

Her mother died of diphtheria. If she was aloof, it might have a coping mechanism for having a husband who was an alcoholic at a time when alcoholism was thought as a moral failing as opposed to a medical condition. I think if her parents had lived longer, it might have been harder for Eleanor to break out of her shell, but we can never know.

@retroguy9494 2 года назад

There were really 3 main influences in Eleanor's life which gave her the strength and courage to pursue her public service and dedication to helping others. The first was the head mistress of her school in England, Mme. Marie Souvestre. She loved and encouraged Eleanor and really helped her to realize her abilities. The second were the group of, what Franklin called "she men" which were an independent group of lesbians in New York. Among them were Nancy Cook, Marion Dickerman, Esther Lape and Elizabeth Fisher Read. They were involved in politics and education. Cook and Dickerman owned the school in New York where Eleanor taught classes. They were good friends of Eleanor and influenced her greatly. The third was Louis Howe who pushed Eleanor into the women's division of the New York Democratic Party to keep Franklin's name alive during his polio recovery. He taught her all about politics, how to speak in public and how to choose issues to back and how to properly get involved.

@sarahnichols4439 2 года назад

@@tnecklover Hello. Did Eleanor ever refer to her parents in later years? I do wonder if she thought if they would have been proud of her achievements.

@tnecklover 2 года назад

@@sarahnichols4439 I don't know. Her mother was not a very happy person, so it's difficult to say...her father probably, had his alcoholism been properly dealt with.

@cindyrobertson7741 7 лет назад

I love these two movies about Eleanor & Franklin, I don't like the fact that he started seeing Lucy Mercer again but she was a strong first lady, he couldn't have done it with out her!!!!!!

@samanthab1923 7 месяцев назад

He had a spur put in from the mainline to the Rutherford manse in Allamuchy, NJ

@mikehatch2116 7 месяцев назад

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@mikehatch2116 7 месяцев назад

7:38

@mikehatch2116 7 месяцев назад

8:20

@LB-gz3ke 2 года назад

The relationship starts off as such a sweet romance if you don't think about what is coming.

@valentina6429 11 месяцев назад

I wonder what led to Roosevelt cheating. One will always wonder, why most men have such sweet, intelligent women, and yet….

@Skipbo000 10 месяцев назад

wow, really? this series went right over your head i guess. He cheated because he was a spoiled, pampered mammas boy who did what he wanted and said whatever he had to say to get his way. Meanwhile Eleanor was homely, shy, unsure of herself which turned him off not to mention that I think it's pretty safe to say, and one of the main points of her book and this series, that he did not love her and stayed married to her simply to preserve his career in politics.

@LB-gz3ke 10 месяцев назад

@@Skipbo000 I feel like you are combining what you have read about these very complicated people with what is shown in this TV program. I didn't misunderstand what was presented on the screen. You are adding outside knowledge to your interpretation.

@claudetteholloway1126 10 месяцев назад

Jane Alexander and Edward Hermann gave the best interpretations of Eleanor and FDR. I watched this during my first year in college. I have been a fan ever since...

@sharonsomers 6 лет назад

Thanks so much for posting this, I really enjoyed it, they sure don't make miniseries like they used to in the 70's and 80's. How wonderful to be able to see them here.

@barrett7893 2 года назад

Amen to that 💯

@mytobytobster 11 месяцев назад

This was one of the best mini series. John Barry’s score was and is a classic. My favorite❤❤❤❤

@hongkong42 8 лет назад

One of the greatest Mini Series ever made.

@WGARVA 11 месяцев назад

This is astonishing. I remember when it first aired on network tv. Bravo!

@marvinabigby5509 2 года назад

I am so glad I found this.I love history especially told so beautifully.

@jwelch5742 6 лет назад

This film won 11 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Art Direction or Scenic Design - Dramatic Special or Feature Length Film Made for TV, Outstanding Costume Design for a Drama Special, Outstanding Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts - Hairstyling, Outstanding Makeup, Outstanding Cinematography for Entertainment Programming for a Special, Outstanding Film Editing for Entertainment Programming for a Special, Outstanding Film Sound Mixing, Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Comedy or Drama Special - Rosemary Murphy, Outstanding Writing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - Original Teleplay, Outstanding Directing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy and Outstanding Special - Drama or Comedy.

@annemccarron2281 5 месяцев назад

Wow!

@susanschmitt115 4 года назад

This is one of my favorite mini series. They had a stellar cast. I’ve long been fascinated by this couple.

@SandraKayeII 6 лет назад

I love this movie so much!! Thank you for placing it here.

@cindyrobertson7741 7 лет назад

One more thing, he was a MAMA'S BOY!!! and that made things even more difficult for Eleanor.

@barrett7893 2 года назад

Amen to that! 💯 It must have been hard for Eleanor to try to control her own house and raise her kids with his mother being so interfering!!

@baylorsailor 3 года назад

Eleanor's figure was considered ideal in the 1900s & 1910s. Tall, small waist, long neck. Like Conseulo Vanderbilt and Queen Alexandra. Her cousins probably would of been jealous.

@susanwhitmore3352 2 года назад

Yes, I saw her grandson, Curtis Roosevelt, interviewed on a Kennedy Library program, and you could tell he absolutely idolized his grandmother. One of the most poignant things that he said was that his grandmother was beautiful when she was young, and if you've ever seen pictures of her in her 20's, he was absolutely right. She was regal.

@texan903 10 месяцев назад

@@susanwhitmore3352her cousin Alice was jealous of Eleanor, Eleanor was actually the prettier of the two when they were younger. Eleanor just had no confidence in her looks. Alice wasn't much better in that regard, but she was the president's daughter, therefore she didn't have to do anything to be noticed.

@francesrehak569 5 лет назад

I just love the part when he asks her for another dance; that and him wanting to see her more often, this was when i got the feeling that he was falling love with her: making her promise that the two of them spending more time togther hinting at the fact that he does have feelings for her: I also love the part when their on The Half moon and the scene under the tree when he sings to her:The two of them are so at ease around each other speaking their minds and joking around; the Dynamic between them is wonderful; Edward and Jane did a great job playing them I just love them together

@texan903 10 месяцев назад

He should've left her alone though. She was right from the start. Also, she should've declined his marriage proposal. They loved each other but were grossly incompatible to the point of embarrassment. The whole Sara situation was another serious drawback to them marrying. Franklin was unwilling to put Sara in her place. Had she maintained a separate household from them, the marriage might've worked, but there were too many unfavorable factors for them to be happy together.

@mritzs5142 10 месяцев назад

The musical score the performances.. I’m excited to watch Jane Alexander in this

@margaretfarquhar5624 11 месяцев назад

How I w🎉ish that American politicians now could be like Eleanor and Franklin

@Dallas_K Год назад

Jane Alexander and Edward Herrmann were so perfect is hard to accept anyone else playing the parts.

@gobucsyanks6789 7 месяцев назад

You are absolutely right. Jane Alexander and Edward Hermann were The Gold Standard when it came to playing Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt. It's like when William Devane played President Kenedy in "The Missiles of October." He not only looked like President Kennedy, but he also had the natural twang in his voice that he didn't have to use a made-up accent like others had. He was truly The Gold Standard in that role as well.

@infonut 6 месяцев назад

@@gobucsyanks6789 Hermann for sure. He actually was worried for being typecast in this role because he was so convincing. Jane Alexander is a national treasure. A face that always delivers few happy memories from my childhood.

@gobucsyanks6789 6 месяцев назад

@@infonut You're right. I believe in the Ken Burns version of "The Roosevelts," Hermann did the voice of F.D.R. Same thing with William Devane. After he so brilliantly portrayed J.F.K. in "The Missiles of October", Devane was worried about the same thing. Whenever there was a movie made about the Kennedy's he was always the first choice to play President Kennedy.

@heatherbowlan1961 3 года назад

I watched this 6 years ago and enjoyed this story so much , tonight I will enjoy it again for my last time ! Thank you for providing , wish more people would see this great story , .God Bless you everyone ❤️🙏🇨🇦

@moondancer5115 2 года назад

Wherever your journey has taken you, I hope you are at peace and blessed ❤🙏

@marybethdearmonbailey2254 11 месяцев назад

Heartbreaking true story of a love ruined by infidelity and an overbearing mother-in-law. So sad, really! Hard to watch, although this is a wonderful film.

@cw-s3582 2 месяца назад

Excellent depiction. Great cast. I have watched this movie numerous times over the years ..

@lynngregory393 Год назад

When she kneels at his deathbed it is the most profound acting with no words.

@Munchausen45 7 лет назад

I am watching this to research for doing a monologue from sunrise at campobello . This is super :)

@jasonraczkowski6001 8 лет назад

this is amazing

@BillyAlabama 2 года назад

Wonderful load…thank you! I appreciate it very much.

@mikedelaney647 6 лет назад

Excellent mini-series.watched 2x.thanks for up loading.

@KennethFord-y7c 7 месяцев назад

This whole series is a classic!!!!!

@carollund8251 11 месяцев назад

What a wonderful John Barry musical score! You can hear shades of Out of Africa!

@JK-pd7jf 9 месяцев назад

Loved the proposal and acceptance!

@carolw.6466 7 месяцев назад

I wasn't born until after FDR passed away. So every time i think of him or Eleanor, I immediately think of Jane Alexander and the phenomenal Edward Herrmann. Perfect casting and a tribute to the Roosevelts.

@maestroclassico5801 7 месяцев назад

At 30:30 we hear Alice Roosevelt not being impressed with young FDR. This is accurate. She was quoted in real life as saying , "Franklin was no prize".....

@kathryn2826 10 месяцев назад

I knew Mrs. R. When she said as a child that she sincerely cared about people, it was the truth. She was never put on, but honestly cared greatly for others. I saw this attitude in person on occasion.

@gemini730lory8 10 месяцев назад

Thank You for sharing.💙

@novabomb 8 лет назад

I'd have made sure Lucy Mercer was at FDR's funeral and publically kicked her ass in front of everyone.

@retroguy9494 2 года назад

Yes, well, that's the difference between YOU and other's today compared to THAT generation, especially the upper social classes. They practiced decorum and etiquette. Eleanor would NEVER have allowed such a thing!

@exaudi33 2 года назад

Fortunately, Hyde Park bore no resemblance to your trailer park.

@bryanvandergriff194 Год назад

Wow It looks like Mr. Roosevelt was a mommy’s boy

@paulj0557tonehead 7 месяцев назад

I was in 4th grade and stayed up to watch this with my sister who was a Senior in high school. We also watched the Rich Man Poor Man mini series. It's worth while definitely. I've seen it more recently. This Roosevelt series I saw again years ago. Good FDR actor iirc.

@imanej368 2 месяца назад

Thank you . I enjoyed this a lot ❤😊

@nativevirginian8344 11 месяцев назад

I enjoyed this miniseries when it came out. Have watched it occasionally over the years. I have read a lot on the Roosevelts, took a long time to see that administration for what it was. Roosevelt packed DC with bureaucracy, a legacy we are suffering from today. Socialists unfortunately. They were both taken over by them. The government has been top-heavy since then. And Roosevelt knew about Pearl Harbor & helped Churchill get us into WW2. Eleanor had a hideous childhood, was treated terribly by FDR, was a terrible mother, and now looks to me like a nut. A friend of hers wrote that she never had a damn soul she could depend on. In the end you feel sorry for her. The historians sugarcoat so much. Anyway, glad to see this posted, thank you.

@MariaMartinez-researcher 10 месяцев назад

I highly recommend you the biographies of FDR and Mrs. Roosevelt at the channel People's Profiles. Very interesting, and without acting.

@COJAZZ3 7 лет назад

Great series

@pillsie Год назад

Franklin didn't have curly hair as a young boy and Eleanor's hair was blond at that age.

@judyvalencia3257 6 лет назад

She had such a good and trusting heart.

@manolo1130 8 лет назад

thank you very much¡¡ in this movie appears Pamela Franklin as Anna Hall Roosevelt, Eleanor's mother. I have been looking for her works some years, this movie was her last. she retired at 26 in 1976.

@infonut 6 лет назад

Sad. Very accomplished actress. Wish Pamela would return.

@cocoaorange1 2 года назад

I think I read she became a nurse. At least, she had steady back up plan.

@temesharadaniels793 6 лет назад

Enjoyed Movie!!!

@SuzanneDupuis-p9m 10 месяцев назад

she was of best first lady she did all work and he cheated on her she deserved better

@lindadincecco3631 6 лет назад

Great actors

@BabsLongfellow 6 месяцев назад

Very well done.

@kathleendobens6648 9 месяцев назад

He was shameless in his affairs. Poor Eleanor she kept it all inside. How many childten did they have? Gosh how they kept it from the pu blic was crazy. Today that wouldnt happen

@bookwoman53 5 лет назад

Sarah Roosevelt, ugh. Eleanor was a dutiful daughter-in-law

@rickaylapierce2376 7 месяцев назад

We all have our faults as humans, but I think They were the Best people to represent America.❤😢😮🤔😞🙏🏽🐕👽

@hart1625 6 месяцев назад

Eleanor and Franklin (TV Mini Series 1976) - 8.0 The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, from early youth to his election as President of the United States, as told from Eleanor's point of view.

@eepanusstar5940 7 лет назад

I felt sorry for her and her mother-in-law from hell. Sara was awful to Eleanor.

@windstorm1000 7 лет назад

agreed. terrible--its a wonder Eleanor survived. And then FDR's infidelities--strong lady...she was terribly hurt.

@LeighMet 7 лет назад

No woman would be okay as a daughter in law for Sara Roosevelt.

@meeeka 5 лет назад

eepanus star and the Sara taught Eleanor 's children to disrespect their mother but worship FDR as well. thank god we live in modern times: when my mother in law tried to pull the same trick on me before the wedding, i was kind but firm, thank you no. and i told my husband, make your choice. not perfect but still....

@rockywilliams8433 4 года назад

@@LeighMet probably becuz her son married his cousin. Eleanor and FDR were 1st cousins..

@LeighMet 4 года назад

@@rockywilliams8433 they were 6th cousins

@silviacorreia6899 Год назад

Bom Dia daqui de SãoPauloBrasil Por favor, Please, coloquem legendas em Português ou Espanhol. Obrigada. Parabéns pelo canal!

@bluecollarlit 2 месяца назад

Jane Alexander was in "All The President's Men" the same year as this.

@Coryraisa Месяц назад

I imagine decades from now, maybe a hundred years from now, a film being made about Kamala's interesting life. People in 2124 will look back on us and think how primitive and quaint we were. Eleanor and Kamala were/are wonders of the world.

@HEWholoves-w1d 11 месяцев назад

Good for her and poor dear. Hateful weak men. We love our husbands so much and this is how they behave.

@texan903 10 месяцев назад

She was rather sanctimonious, smug, and uptight. I think she was a good, warm-hearted person, generous person but looked down on others she felt didn't live up to her expectations. While it's not right, I can see how she would be cheated on based on her attitude. Combine that with Franklin's vain, selfish, spoiled, irresponsible, immature nature, they were not a good fit.

@LKSPR13 7 лет назад

At the beginning of the second part, where FDR is being buried and the Afro. Am. military man is singing, is he putting lyrics to Dvorak's symphony #9 in E minor the second movement (Largo)?

@BarbaraJoanneBJ 7 лет назад

Yes, "Going Home" is what the piece is called as sung here. It is Dvorak's music.

@lin_mrachek 6 лет назад

Why must married men always have to have an affair?

@wilma8326 5 лет назад

Why must married presidents always have to have an affair?

@sandrawinkler8965 5 лет назад

Strange..... Isn't it?

@glennfromthebronx 5 лет назад

@@wilma8326 not all. NOt even RUMOURS about JImmy Carter....nor Harry Truman.

@pianoman551000 4 года назад

@@glennfromthebronx Nor Richard Nixon.

@martinjenkins6467 2 года назад

It was mainly the times and Aristocratic circles. The working Class worked too hard back Then with not much money.

@mabel8880 2 года назад

2:30:46: Awww, that was very sweet of Eleanor.

@odettetenney409 8 месяцев назад

ELEANOR WAD THE BEST FIRST LADY EVER, AND FDR WAS THE BEST PRES WE EVER HAD....🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💙💙💙💙💙💙🌀🌀🌀

@elianebianchin8147 11 месяцев назад

c'est bien dommage de ne pouvoir avoir les sous-titres en Français

@Kelvinllovejr 9 дней назад

I watched a documentary with these two actors but I don't remember any of this. It was like 1914-1940s so it would have to encompass this. I'm confused now

@feyhanemli1507 11 месяцев назад

Its awful how the kids were neglected by her same as her own mom sadly

@odettetenney409 11 месяцев назад

SUCH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, HIGHLY INTELLIGENT & SHE HAD A LOVING SOUL, WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE HER AS S * FIRST LADY *.... 💙💙💙

@deboraholsen2504 11 месяцев назад

24:42 and the minute and a half after it is my favorite part of this movie. 🥲🥹

@stacysatterfield2154 2 года назад

When I was a little girl growing up in NY, was bullied for my disability. My dad encouraged me to read books, especially history. I started learning first about the Roosevelt Family..it was like eating chocolates I was so hungry for.learning. Then watching movies on them. Loved it. I always admired this series watched it several times. GREAT JOB WITH ALL THE ACTORS, TO THE PRODUCTION STAFF. THANKS!. I'M 63.TODAY STILL LOVE IT.

@lynngregory393 2 года назад

Hello. I am 68 and have loved this the first time I saw it. It is classic tv at its best!

@mariocisneros911 2 года назад

So was I. I'm 62 had and still have a bit a speech disability. I've loved these 2 specials since they came out when I was in my teens. Your papa sounds wonderful , so was mines. He had a big heart. I find the music mesmerizing .

@stacysatterfield2154 2 года назад

@@mariocisneros911 thank you so much Mario. We both have dear dad's. Mine is 90 a Korean War Vet USN still volunteers for his church, DAV down in South Carolina

@rogerlollar4325 Год назад

@@stacysatterfield2154what disability do you have

@lynngregory393 Год назад

Bravo! To You. She was the perfect person to occupy the White House when the country went through such trial.

@davidpollack3556 2 года назад

My heart ❤️ goes out to Elenor Roosevelt at 2:11:43 of this mini series. Imagine your best friend and confidant Lucy Mercer (her own social secretary) doing the horizontal mombo and other hanky panky under your very nose. She is insecure to begin with her feelings about herself since birth. Now to have your closest friend doing it with your husband talk about a gut punch that would leave anybody crying 😢 and screaming like she is doing

@skyeblu1722 11 месяцев назад

Eleanor had her own life….she was wise and understood the needs of her husband….they were a unique couple.

@joslynaarons6885 11 месяцев назад

Only a woman could accept such an arrangement. Men can never. They lack the strength and understanding of a woman.

@Geewhizzy 11 месяцев назад

Well he shouldnt have been flirting either - as much his fault I feel

@exaudi33 9 месяцев назад

If only FDR had destroyed those incriminating letters instead of keeping them in a suitcase...

@FLAGSHIP-j3t 8 месяцев назад

I UNDERSTAND THE FEELINGS FINDING OUT SUCH A THING AND IT BRINGING BACK DREADFUL MEMORIES OF INSECURITY AND INADEQUACY IM A MAN YET I TOO HAVE FACED THOSE SAME TREPIDATIONS OF "WHY DO THEY TREAT ME THIS WAY AM I UGLY TOO BLACK TOO FAT TOO GAY TOO SMART"

@LarcR 2 года назад

I believe Eleanor Roosevelt was highly qualified to have been President herself.

@martinjenkins6467 2 года назад

She was in the wrong era. Those times were always Against a woman of intellect. She would have been the Maggie Thatcher of the USA if she was Around today. She had far More substance than Hillary Clinton.

@Dallas_K Год назад

I am a consummate conservative Republican, but I will say it is hard to go wrong with a Roosevelt.

@Moonewitch 11 месяцев назад

@@Dallas_KTeddy was a Conservative.

@jackiesage4430 11 месяцев назад

A woman who was great for what she DID not what she WORE !!!

@patriciajenison9626 11 месяцев назад

I agree.

@karenjoslyn4051 11 месяцев назад

i loved the way everyone wanted to dance with her! She had so much going for her/a woman who knew her own mind and was not afraid to speak it!

@maestroclassico5801 6 месяцев назад

Alice Roosevelt Longworth, to her dying day, claimed she wasn't jealous of her cousin Eleanor and that Franklin was "no prize".

@whanuipuru4446 11 месяцев назад

She was a very empathetic and had a humanitarian streak for the poor and included black people. I admire her very much.

@carolw.6466 10 месяцев назад

There are not enough words to describe my adoration for this movie. Jane Alexander and Edward Herrmann were superb in their roles. I never tire of watching it.

@mp-lz4he 6 лет назад

Wow her Headmistress at the English Boarding school saw all that potential right from the beginning 💗

@barrett7893 2 года назад

Yes she did. 💯

@verasmith4767 2 года назад

She was a great woman. She was just as important as FDR.

@lindafrazier8092 11 месяцев назад

I agree.

@philzmusic8098 Год назад

To give so much to the world when her personal life was filled with so much unhappiness takes my breath away.

@carolnahigian9518 2 года назад

Over Bearing mother in Law- Sara delano WROTE THE Handbook!

@BarbaraJoanneBJ 8 лет назад

Jane Alexander was just perfect in this role. The late Edward Herrmann was also great. A terrific mini series.

@BarbaraJoanneBJ Год назад

This theme just makes my heart break for this woman who had her heart broken so by the man she adored.

@cak8132 2 года назад

Wonderful miniseries. I can remember watching it when it was first on and years later I bought the DVD so I could watch it any time I wanted. Brilliant performances by Jane Alexander and Edward Herrmann. Beautiful score by John Barry, too.

@nativevirginian8344 11 месяцев назад

I like this movie, also Sunrise at Campobello.

@Chuck0856 2 года назад

Franklin's mother was a real piece of work.

@susanh.352 2 года назад

Yes indeed. A REAL PIECE OF WORK.

@nancylongworth9617 2 года назад

Controlling and narcissistic.

@2009grifin1 Год назад

Yes... she was a piece of work.

@elphie808 Год назад

I remember that Jane Alexander portrayed as Franklin mother in “Warm Springs” Franklin was having affairs Eleanor secretary, When his mother found out she told him if he divorce Eleanor he will be financially cut off!

@Dallas_K Год назад

She was a loving mother, but unbelievably manipulative.

@2legit64 2 года назад

I'm still peeved that Jane Alexander didn't win the Emmy for this performance. She was outstanding. I was 12 when this first aired and became a Jane Alexander fan watching this portrayal.

@LarcR 2 года назад

Her makeup was unfortunately dreadful. Not only didn't it look like Eleanor Roosevelt, it didn't even look altogether human.

@dariusanderton3760 2 года назад

@@LarcR she looks like a melting mannequin

@susanwhitmore3352 2 года назад

Larc R: Unfortunately, they did not have the state of the art prosthetics that we have today. I think they probably did the best they could with the technology available at the time. (1976) I just try to overlook it when I rewatch the series, because the acting, production values and historical accuracy are so stellar, that they outweigh the unfortunate makeup used on Jane Alexander.

@elphie808 Год назад

Did you know that Jane Alexander played Sara Delano Roosevelt in this HBO movie called Warm Springs! She did got nominated for supporting actress but I don’t know if she won!

@2legit64 Год назад

@@elphie808 Yes, I knew this and she did win.

@bekkybrown8329 2 года назад

I saw this movie a long time ago. I read some books about nice lady Eleanor Roosevelt. I feel sorry for her when her mother Anna Hall was not very nice to her for calling her "old granny". Her mother in law Sarah was also mean to her and controlled her grandchildren and her own son Franklin. Eleanor Roosevelt was very good first lady.

@BarbaraJoanneBJ Год назад

A magnificent musical score too. What a gem this is!

@jillfromatlanta427 11 месяцев назад

John Barry...a film composer extraordinare

@ericjackson9256 2 года назад

One of the greatest miniseries of the 70's

@dorthymcbride3384 11 месяцев назад

I believe Eleanor would have made a wonderful President!❤

@susanh.352 2 года назад

I have always enjoyed watching this movie. Mrs. Roosevelt was an incredible and very talented woman. Thank you for sharing this movie.😊

@judyevancic4926 2 года назад

FDR relied on his Mother and her money. She told him if he divorced she would cut him off. He went into law practice...

@gracie3174 9 месяцев назад

Pity he had to be threatened to be cut off to stay with Elenor and his children.

@annemccarron2281 5 месяцев назад

George Bush married Barbara for her money. Jackie married John for his money.

@BOB1974_ 6 лет назад

I really have to laugh at the comments about Franklin and Eleanor being cousins, as if it's a big deal. You all must have failed Biology in high school. People who are fifth cousins once removed share CONSIDERABLY less than one percent of DNA. You could share that much DNA with someone you picked up at your local bar.

@noneofurbusiness5223 11 месяцев назад

47 yrs ago saw this on TV. It's *still* very good 😊

@janetcaban7211 7 лет назад

LOVED THIS MINI SERIES WHEN I FIRST SAW IT IN 1976. AND LOVE IT ALL THE MORE STILL. GREAT ACTING MY HAT GOES OFF TO JANE ALEXANDER SHE WAS EXCELLENT AS ELEANOR ROOSEVELT!

@debbiesims138 2 года назад

I saw it back then also. A personal favorite.

@stacysatterfield2154 2 года назад

EDWARD HERMANN always played a really good FDR in this series and others

@sueferris3685 Год назад

Roosevelt's biggest flaw was his attachment to his overbearing mother. I've read several biographies on him, and in all of them she comes off as very selfish and domineering.

@elisemiller13 11 месяцев назад

A narcissist with her golden child...rough stuff to stand up to...so to speak

@annemccarron2281 5 месяцев назад

You are probably right. We've had narcissists all through history, haven't we?

@judyevancic4926 2 года назад

I could relate to Eleanor Roosevelt as she was not loved by her mother. She took all the hurt and became one of the most respected and loved First Ladies of our Nation. She loved her father and lost him to depression and alcoholism.. She was a true friend to everyone who met her and was a banner for the black Americans by having Marion Anderson sing in Washington DC.

@exaudi33 9 месяцев назад

I completely relate. Thanks for saying it so well.

@susanh.352 Год назад

Eleanor Roosevelt was the GREATEST 1ST LADY THIS COUNTRY HAS THUS FAR SEEN IN THE UNITED STATES. If a woman were to be our President in the U.S.A., she would need to be like this lady.

@Geewhizzy 11 месяцев назад

That quality doesnt exist anymore😢

@meeeka 10 месяцев назад

The country today wouldn't allow such a woman in public life to exist.

@saruscrane4953 8 лет назад

2:19:05 Way to stand up for yourself Eleanor! Without her, there would be no FDR as we know him today. She truly was one of a kind! Jane Alexander did a SUPERB job at portraying her and the film is just like you're there witnessing everything through Eleanor's eyes.

@HEWholoves-w1d 11 месяцев назад

Betrayal hurts so much.

@donbrynelsen2157 5 лет назад

Linda Purl was perfect as Alice Roosevelt in this.

@sarahnichols4439 Год назад

Truly amazing people and performance! Whenever I feel overwhelmed or not sure which direction to take, I fins myself thinking of these three special people when Franklin was battling polio and not sure what to do. It's always reassuring.

@Px828 8 лет назад

Eleanor Roosevelt was a great woman, but her greatness was born of such sadness.

@TheMotz55 7 лет назад

That's what made her great, because she rose above it.

@456swagger 6 лет назад

Yes, She was so great that she drove her husband into the arms of other women.

@mikekennedy5470 6 лет назад

456swagger , it is not always the fault of someone that makes that happen but circumstances and attraction not always fault ?

@456swagger 6 лет назад

Not as sad as those hundreds of thousands of Americans that were imprisoned by her husbands Executive order 9066. Not because any of those Americans had committed any crimes but just because of their race. Yeah she is touted as a great humanitarian and champion for minorities. I wouldn't put her leftist face on a penny.

@carolnahigian9518 2 года назад

exactly- She just could not compromise or ' let go" or be Spontanaety..