Wilson Movie Review 1944

Biography of Woodrow Wilson from his days as the head of Princeton University, to the governorship of New Jersey, and as U.S. President during WWI. After the war, Wilson conceives of the League of Nations but is unable to sell it to a U.S. still bent on isolationism. This lavish film won critical plaudits but was a major money-loser.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 154 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Biopics: Politics, Presidency, World War I

Screenplay

Lamar Trotti

Cast

Alexander Knox, Charles Coburn, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Ruth Nelson, Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, William Eythe, Mary Anderson, Sidney Blackmer, Stanley Ridges, Eddie Foy, Charles Halton

Cinematography

Leon Shamroy

Director

Henry King

Music

Alfred Newman

Producer

Darryl F. Zanuck, 20th Century-Fox

Awards

Oscars 1944: Color Cinematog., Film Editing, Orig. Screenplay, Sound; Golden Globes 1945: Actor--Drama (Knox).