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The film picks up Mrs. Roosevelt's storied 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 the Soviet delegate (Freddie Jones) - that she's anything but soft on Communism. (official distributor synopsis)

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Awards

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  • Nominations

Golden Globes

  • 1983 - Best Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television
  • 1983 - Jean Stapleton (Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television)