CineScope

Season 1, Episode 3

The Fire of Life (1910-1919)

Episode still

Air Date: 2014-09-16

Overview: Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his own party, campaigns for American entry into World War I — and pays a terrible personal price. Franklin masters wartime Washington as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, while Eleanor finds personal salvation in war work. Her discovery of Franklin’s romance with another woman transforms their marriage into a largely political partnership.

Runtime: 117 minutes

4.5 / 5

Cast

Peter Coyote Image

Peter Coyote

David McCullough Image

David McCullough

Meryl Streep Image

Meryl Streep

Edward Herrmann Image

Edward Herrmann

Paul Giamatti Image

Paul Giamatti

Theodore Roosevelt Image

Theodore Roosevelt

Doris Kearns Goodwin Image

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Franklin D. Roosevelt Image

Franklin D. Roosevelt

John Lithgow Image

John Lithgow

Eleanor Roosevelt Image

Eleanor Roosevelt