Wilson (1944 film)
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Wilson is a 1944 biographical film about Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States. Shot in Technicolor and directed by Henry King, the film stars Alexander Knox, Charles Coburn, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Ruth Nelson, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, William Eythe and Mary Anderson.
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Directed by | Henry King |
Written by | Lamar Trotti |
Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
Edited by | Barbara McLean |
Music by | Alfred Newman |
Color process | Technicolor |
Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $5.2 million[1] |
Box office | $3.103 million (U.S. and Canada rentals)[2] |
Darryl F. Zanuck, head of 20th Century-Fox was an ardent admirer of Wilson and personally oversaw production. Character actor Alexander Knox was cast in a rare leading role as Wilson.
Wilson received critical acclaim, earning ten nominations at the 17th Academy Awards and winning five, including Best Writing, Original Screenplay. However, it was a box office bomb due to its unusually high budget.[3] This upset Zanuck to the point that for years, he forbade employees from mentioning the film in his presence.[4]