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8.3/10   50 votes
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Writers:
Caryl Ledner (writer)
Rhoda Lerman (story)
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Release Date:
12 May 1982 (USA) more
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Plot:
Biography of former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who forged a new role for herself in the years after her husband's death. | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
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Jean Stapleton's tour-de-force, as she becomes Eleanor Roosevelt, "The World's Savior of Human Rights." more (1 total)

Cast

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Jean Stapleton ... Eleanor Roosevelt
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Kabir Bedi
Coral Browne ... Lady Reading
Dorothy Dells ... Dulles' Secretary
Freddie Jones
Kenneth Kimmins ... Sandifer

Jeff Marcus ... Buzz Roosevelt

E.G. Marshall ... John Foster Dulles
Arlene Martel ... Madame Jahar

Lin McCarthy ... Vandenberg
Richard McKenzie ... Harry S. Truman
Gail Strickland ... Anna Roosevelt
Joyce Van Patten ... 'Tommy' Thompson
Peter White ... James Roosevelt
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Runtime:
USA:120 min (including commercials) | 97 min (Encore-True Stories Library print)
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13 out of 13 people found the following review useful.
Jean Stapleton's tour-de-force, as she becomes Eleanor Roosevelt, "The World's Savior of Human Rights.", 7 September 2002
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Author: Peter22060 from United States

This complete study of Eleanor Roosevelt and her appointment to the United States Delegation to the United Nations concentrates on the capabilities of the Eleanor Roosevelt that the entire world remembers. The shyness and spunk of the Woman who brought Marian Anderson to sing at the Lincoln Memorial as a National protest to the Daughters of the American Revolution, is portrayed incredibly by Jean Stapleton. She seems to have the ability to morph herself into the part. I have only my BETA copy made from the original broadcast, but I love her asides to E. G. Marshall, who handles the imperious John Foster Dulles role like no other. The dialogue nuances can be savored, such as when the "Queen" is rolling in the transatlantic Eleanor observes Dulles entering the dining room and says, "Oh, Mr. Dulles, you must have the croissants, they are just oozing with butter" This treasure must be brought back in DVD format, or at least shown on National television. Perhaps for the 55th anniversary of her historic achievement: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is the prime subject of this film.

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