Wilson (film)
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| Wilson | |
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| Directed by | Henry King |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Written by | Lamar Trotti |
| Starring | Charles Coburn Alexander Knox Geraldine Fitzgerald Thomas Mitchell Ruth Nelson Eddie Foy Jr. Cedric Hardwicke Matthew Moore Vincent Price |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
| Editing by | Barbara McLean |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | August 1, 1944 |
| Running time | 154 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4,000,000 (estimated) |
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Wilson is a 1944 biographical film in Technicolor about President Woodrow Wilson. It stars Charles Coburn, Alexander Knox, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Ruth Nelson, Eddie Foy Jr., Cedric Hardwicke, Matt Moore and Vincent Price.
The movie was written by Lamar Trotti and directed by Henry King.
It won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Recording and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. It was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Alexander Knox), Best Director, Best Effects, Special Effects, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture and Best Picture. The film was notable for giving character actor Alexander Knox (in the title role) one of his few chances to play the lead in a film.
Though a critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film, Wilson is remembered for being a huge flop at the box office. It was a pet project of Darryl F. Zanuck's, who greatly admired Woodrow Wilson, and its failure upset him to the point that he forbade any of his employees to ever mention the film in his presence again. It is one of the very few financial flops to have won as many Oscars as it did.
However, the film was not totally forgotten - it is now regularly shown on cable television, especially on Fox Movie Channel, and has been issued on DVD.
[edit] External links
- Wilson at the Internet Movie Database
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