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The Eleanor Roosevelt Story

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The Eleanor Roosevelt Story
Directed byRichard Kaplan
Written byArchibald Macleish
Produced bySidney Glazier
Narrated by
Edited byMiriam Arsham
Distributed byAllied Artists
Release date
  • November 8, 1965 (1965-11-08)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Eleanor Roosevelt Story is a 1965 American biographical documentary film directed by Richard Kaplan.

It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1965.[1][2]

The Academy Film Archive preserved The Eleanor Roosevelt Story in 2006.[3] Bosley Crowther of the New York Times said the film conveyed a great deal of humanity and devotion. It is one of the most moving and encouraging films.[4]

Reception

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Stanley Kauffmann of The New Republic described The Eleanor Roosevelt Story as 'an outstandingly tasteful and skilled piece of documentary film-making, particularly deft in its use of still photos, where necessary'.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Crowther, Bosley (2007). "NY Times: The Eleanor Roosevelt Story". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2007-11-24. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  2. ^ "The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. 4 October 2014. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
  4. ^ Crowther, Bosley (1965-11-09). "Documentary Shown at Cinema Rendezvous:MacLeish Has Depicted Growth of Noble Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  5. ^ "Stanley Kauffmann on films". The New Republic. 1965-12-04.
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