F.D.R.: The Last Year
ā 6.9 Ā· 1980 Ā· 180m Ā· Drama Ā· TV Movie
Though visibly frail and weary, President Franklin D. Roosevelt runs for a precedent-setting fourth term. He also oversees plans for the D-Day Invasion and engages in tempestuous summit meetings with his wartime allies Stalin and Churchill.
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