Tennessee Johnson

6.1 / 10

(8 votes)

The tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The story begins with Johnson's boyhood and covers his early life. During the Civil War, Johnson stays a staunch Unionist and upon Lincoln's reelection in 1864, becomes his Vice President. After Lincoln's assassination, Johnson becomes the President and became the first U.S. president ever to be impeached.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

History,

Drama

Duration:

103 minutes

Year:

1942

Director:

William Dieterle

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Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

Hellfire Pictures

Cast:
Van Heflin

Andrew Johnson

Lionel Barrymore

Thaddeus Stevens

Ruth Hussey

Eliza McCardle Johnson

Marjorie Main

Mrs. Maude Fisher

Regis Toomey

Blackstone McDaniel

Crew:
William Dieterle

Director

Wells Root

Screenplay

John L. Balderston

Screenplay

Irving Asher

Producer

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction