Eleanor: First Lady of the World (1982)
- Director(s):
- John Erman
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Jean Stapleton stars as Eleanor Roosevelt in this made-for-TV biography, first telecast May 12, 1982. The film recounts Mrs. Roosevelt's life after the 1945 death of her husband, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. At the request of new president Truman, Eleanor serves as a United Nations delegate, spending much of her time tilting with dedicated anti-FDR politico John Foster Dulles (E.G. Marshall). She goes on to spearhead the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proving to Dulles--and to Soviet delegate Freddie Jones--that she's anything but soft on Communism. The winning teleplay for Eleanor: First Lady of the World was by Caryl Ledner and Cynthia Mandenberg. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Richard Angarola - Zafrulla
- John Bleifer - Herr Simon
- David Frankham - UN President
- Ken Kimmins - Durward Sandifer
- E.G. Marshall - John Foster Dulles
- Duncan Ross - Chairman 3rd Committee
- Jean Stapleton - Eleanor Roosevelt
- Joyce Van Patten - Melvina "Tommy" Thompson
- Lee Wilkof - 1st Reporter
- Hannah Cutrona - Hedi
- John Miller
- Tasha Martel - Mme. Jahan
- Curtis Roosevelt - Epilogue Narrator
- Kabir Bedi - Dr. Charles Malik
- Coral Browne - Stella Reading
- Freddie Jones - Dr. Pavlov
- Maurice Marsac - Crillon Manager
- Lin McCarthy - Sen. Arthur Vandenberg
- Essex Smith - John Mays
- Gail Strickland - Anna Roosevelt Dall
- Peter White - James Roosevelt
- Richard McKenzie - Harry S. Truman
- Jeffrey Marcus - Buzz Dall
- Douglas Robinson - 2nd Reporter
- Chris Winfield - 2nd Steward
- Director(s):
- John Erman
- Writer(s):
- Caryl Ledner, Cynthia W. Mandelberg
- Producer(s):
- Michael Weisbarth, Fern Feld
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