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Eleanor and Franklin: The Early Years

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Eleanor and Franklin: The Early Years
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3hrs 28min
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1976
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HBO Home Video
Synopsis: The winner of 11 Emmy awards, the made-for-TV Eleanor and Franklin stars Edward Herrmann as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Jane Alexander as Eleanor Roosevelt. The film traces the first four decades of the lives of cousins Franklin and Eleanor, beginning with their marriage in 1905. Conflicts loom in the form of FDR's domineering mother (Rosemary Murphy) and Eleanor's discovery of an affair between her husband and artist Lucy Mercer (Linda Kelsey). After Franklin is stricken by polio in 1921, Eleanor ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
Franklin D. Roosevelt, age 20-50, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt (age 20-50)
Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt (age 18-60)
Lucy Mercer
Sara Delano Roosevelt, Sara Roosevelt
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