American Experience

1994 TV-PG 4h 30m 8.5

Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered this country through two monumental crises: the Depression and World War II. FDR served as president longer than any other, and his...

Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered this country through two monumental crises: the Depression and World War II. FDR served as president longer than any other, and his legacy still shapes our understanding of the role of government and the presidency. A film by award winning filmmaker David Grubin. This is the first of two parts.

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Studio(s): Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Robert Stone Productions

Originally Released: Oct 12, 1994

Production Country: United States

Genres: Biography, Documentary, History