Product Details

• Actors: Bob Boyd, John Gable, Thomas Batty, Lisette Clemens, William Kapinski
• Directors: Harrison Engle
• Writers: Theodore Strauss
• Producers: Harrison Engle, Marilyn S. Engle, Sidney Kirkpatrick
• Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: July 13, 1999
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00000IYRC
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #93,399 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Product Description

A great hero and legend of our time returns! The life of Theodore Roosevelt, America's 26th president, makes any fiction pale by comparison. His was the life of a magnificent maverick--a man of enormous popularity and legendary achievements. A remarkable dramatic documentary, "The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt" combines long-lost film footage of great historical events, meticulous recreations, and the stirring music of John Philip Sousa to create a spectacular visual and musical experience. Narrated by George C. Scott.

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teddy Roosevelt - good American fun, January 25, 2001

By	jim bernat (Chestertown, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I love this tape! I saw it as an ABC television special over ten years ago. About five years ago I found out that a friend had made a copy of it and managed to talk him into giving it to me. Teddy had a full life and this tape does a good job of fittng it into roughly two hours. The archival photos, pictures, and films are clear and are accurately placed in the historical narative. The Sousa music creates a mood that takes one back to the energetic turn of the 20th century with all its brash color and jingoism. I like this film so much that I show it in its entirety each year in the U.S. course that I teach.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent film!, September 23, 2003

By	Candace Scott (Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt [VHS] (VHS Tape)

ABC Presidential documentaries are always stellar efforts and this is no exception. The magnificent life of TR is told is painstaking detail and everything is beautifully photographed and arranged. When the film details TR's childhood asthma, they photograph a small boy, meant to be TR, in a darkened room, as the wind batters the curtains. It's an ethereal moment and makes the viewer think they are in the room with Roosevelt.

TR's entire life is depicted, with generous amounts of time being spent on his early years in New York. But the majority of the program is rightly devoted to TR in the period 1898-1909, where he went from Rough Rider to President. His private side is illuminated and one realizes he was a fascinating, though sometimes infuriating man; stubborn, headstrong, yet brilliant. It's all here: his ability to speak languages, his amazing memory, the fact he read a book every day, his passion for the outdoor life, his years at Harvard. His romances are here as well, including his early passion for eventual wife Edith, whom he threw over for his first wife, Alice. She died on the same day as TR's mother, and this dual blow is examined in detail.

This is a gorgeous film, photographed with care and produced with exquisite flair. If you're not especially interested in Roosevelt, you will be after viewing this documentary. If you are already a fan of TR, this will make you love him all the more.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is BULLY!, April 26, 2004

By	Samuel Ross "Skeptic" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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No one can watch this and not be amazed at what a whirlwind of fun and energy Theodore Roosevelt's life was. The best line from many in this film? "You'd have to hate the colonel a whole lot-- not to love him". Quite true.