Wilson (1944)
3.6 of 5 from 47 ratings
2h 34min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Princeton University president Woodrow Wilson (Alexander Knox) leaves his post to run for governor of New Jersey, and soon becomes President of the United States. The turmoil of this era, from the death of his first wife, Ellen (Ruth Nelson) and his remarriage to the glamorous Edith Galt (Geraldine Fitzgerald), to the buildup to and aftermath of World War I, is faithfully dramatized. Wilson's political opponent Henry Cabot Lodge (Cedric Hardwicke) serves as the film's primary villain.
- Actors:
- Alexander Knox, Charles Coburn, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Ruth Nelson, Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, William Eythe, Mary Anderson, Ruth Ford, Sidney Blackmer, Madeleine Forbes, Stanley Ridges, Eddie Foy Jr., Charles Halton, Thurston Hall, J.M. Kerrigan, James Rennie, Marcel Dalio, Katherine Locke
- Directors:
- Henry King
- Writers:
- Lamar Trotti
- Others:
- Alexander Knox, Henry King, Lamar Trotti, Roger Heman, Alfred Newman, Leon Shamroy, Thomas Little, Barbara McLean, Fred Sersen, Wiard Ihnen, E. H. Hansen
- Aka:
- Darryl F. Zanuck's Wilson
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- A History of US Presidents in Cinema, Cinema and the First World War
- Awards:
1945 Oscar Best Cinematography Color
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