Wilson

IMDb 5.6 1944 • 154 min • Drama

Director

Henry King

Country

US

Plot Summary

The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton to run for Governor of New Jersey, and his subsequent ascent to the Presidency of the United States. During his terms in office, Wilson must deal with the death of his first wife, the onslaught of German hostilities leading to American involvement in the Great War, and his own country's reticence to join the League of Nations. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2006.

Top Cast

Alexander Knox
Alexander Knox Woodrow Wilson
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Geraldine Fitzgerald Edith Bolling Galt
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell Joseph Tumulty
Ruth Nelson
Ruth Nelson Ellen Wilson
Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke Senator Henry Cabot Lodge