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A chronicle of the political career of US President Woodrow Wilson.
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  • Won 5 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations.
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Professor Henry Holmes
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Edith Wilson
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Joseph Tumulty
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Ellen Wilson
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Senator Henry Cabot Lodge (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
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William G. McAdoo
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George Felton
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Eleanor Wilson
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Margaret Wilson
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Josephus Daniels
Madeleine Forbes ...
Jessie Wilson
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Admiral Grayson
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Eddie Foy
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Colonel House
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Senator E.H. Jones
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Edward Sullivan
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Jim Beeker
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Helen Bones
Stanley Logan ...
Secretary Lansing
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Clemenceau
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William Jennings Bryan
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Lloyd George
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Von Bernstorff
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Senator Watson
Charles Miller ...
Senator Bromfield
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Woodrow Wilson
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Self (archiveFootage) (as General Pershing)
Richard Abbott ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Harry Adams ...
Senator (uncredited)
George Anderson ...
Secretary David F. Houston (uncredited)
Louis V. Arco ...
German Delegate (uncredited)
John Ardell ...
Delegate (uncredited)
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Wilson Campaign Orator (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Edwin Meredith, Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)
Felix Basch ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Baxley ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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White House Reception Guest (uncredited)
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Missouri Delegate (uncredited)
Jess Lee Brooks ...
White House Servant from Georgia (uncredited)
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Granddaughter (uncredited)
Tom Brown ...
Boy (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Barnard Baruch (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Secretary (uncredited)
David Cavendish ...
Secretary (uncredited)
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Alabama Speaker at Convention (uncredited)
Davison Clark ...
Champ Clark - Speaker of the House (uncredited)
Russ Clark ...
Secret Service Man (uncredited)
Ray Cooper ...
Secretary (uncredited)
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Italian Restaurant Waiter (uncredited)
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Woman at Baseball Game (uncredited)
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Attorney General Palmer (uncredited)
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Princeton Team Doctor (uncredited)
Marvin Davis ...
Newsboy (uncredited)
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Gypsy (uncredited)
Earle S. Dewey ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Marie Dressler - at WWI Rally (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Senator Robert La Follette (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Judge Westcott (uncredited)
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Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Antonio Filauri ...
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Orator (uncredited)
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Hughes Campaign Orator (uncredited)
John Forrest ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Arno Frey ...
German Delegate (uncredited)
Russell Gaige ...
Bainbridge Colby - Secretary of State (uncredited)
Gus Glassmire ...
Thomas Marshall (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Scott (uncredited)
Jessica Grayson ...
Maid (uncredited)
Joseph J. Greene ...
Chief Justice Edward White (uncredited)
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White House Usher (uncredited)
Sherry Hall ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
Josh Hardin ...
Tex (uncredited)
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Newsboy (uncredited)
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General Tasker Bliss (uncredited)
Joe Haworth ...
Naval Officer (uncredited)
John Maxwell Hayes ...
Legislator (uncredited)
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Delegate (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
Paul Hilton ...
Newsboy (uncredited)
Charles Anthony Hughes ...
Colonel Harts (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Danny Jackson ...
Newsboy (uncredited)
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Redfield (uncredited)
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Al Jolson - at WWI Rally (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Edward Keane ...
Hughes Campaign Orator (uncredited)
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Charles F. Murphy (uncredited)
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King George V (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Emmett King ...
Senator (uncredited)
Jack Lawrence ...
Legislator (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
Ralph Linn ...
Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
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Franklin Lane - Secretary of the Interior (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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William McCombs (uncredited)
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Hughes' Butler (uncredited)
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Army Sergeant (uncredited)
Larry McGrath ...
William B. Wilson - Secretary of Labor (uncredited)
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New York Delegate (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
James Metcalfe ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Lindley M. Garrison - Secretary of War (uncredited)
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Albert S. Burleson - Postmaster General (uncredited)
Eula Morgan ...
Singer (uncredited)
Edward Mundy ...
Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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New York Delegate (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal ...
Jennie - Maid (uncredited)
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Smith (uncredited)
Marguerita Padula ...
Singer (uncredited)
Franklin Parker ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)
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Mary Pickford - at WWI Rally (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Hilda Plowright ...
Rep. Jeanette Rankin (uncredited)
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Housekeeper (uncredited)
Robert Regent ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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German Delegate (uncredited)
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White House Reporter (uncredited)
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Ike Hoover - Chief White House Butler (uncredited)
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New Jersey Democratic Campaign Worker (uncredited)
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President Theodore Roosevelt (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Edward Ryan ...
Soldier Served Coffee by the President (uncredited)
Norman Salling ...
Newsboy (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Shoeshine Customer (uncredited)
Harold Schlickenmayer ...
Baseball Manager (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Man Seated Next to Judge Everton (uncredited)
Jamesson Shade ...
John Payne - Secretary of the Interior (uncredited)
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Harry L. White (uncredited)
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Newton D. Baker - Secretary of War (uncredited)
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Francis Sayre (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Missouri Speaker at Convention (uncredited)
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Wilson Campaign Orator (uncredited)
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Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
Truman Van Dyke ...
Newsboy (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Fred Walburn ...
Newsboy (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Rex Williams ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
William Yetter Sr. ...
German Delegate (uncredited)
Jack Young ...
Senator (uncredited)

Directed by

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Henry King

Written by

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Lamar Trotti ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Darryl F. Zanuck ... producer

Music by

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Alfred Newman

Cinematography by

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Leon Shamroy ... director of photography
Ernest Palmer ... (uncredited)

Editing by

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Barbara McLean

Editorial Department

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Natalie Kalmus ... color director: Technicolor
Richard Mueller ... associate color director: Technicolor
Lyman Hallowell ... apprentice editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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James Basevi
Wiard Ihnen

Set Decoration by

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Thomas Little

Costume Design by

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René Hubert

Makeup Department

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Guy Pearce ... makeup artist

Production Management

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R.L. Hough ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Joseph C. Behm ... assistant director
Otto Brower ... second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Paul S. Fox ... associate set decorator
Hector Serbaroli ... painter: historic paintings (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Edmund H. Hansen ... sound
Roger Heman Sr. ... sound
E. Clayton Ward ... sound

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Fred Sersen ... special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Dave Anderson ... electrician (uncredited)
E. Truman Joiner ... key grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sam Benson ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator

Additional Crew

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Ray Stannard Baker ... technical advisor
Jane Lockwood ... production staff
Miles McCahill ... technical advisor
Frances C. Richardson ... researcher (uncredited)
Helen Webb ... researcher (uncredited)

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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. Written by Shannon Patrick Sullivan

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Taglines DRAMA AND SPECTACLE UNPARALLELED! ENTERTAINMENT UNDREAMED OF! 12,000 PLAYERS! 200 MIGHTY SCENES! TOLD TO THE TUNE OF 87 BELOVED SONGS! (original ad - all caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Woodrow Wilson (United States)
  • Darryl F. Zanuck's Wilson (United States)
  • Darryl F. Zanuck's Wilson (World-wide, English title)
  • President Wilson (Czechoslovakia)
  • ウィルソン (Japan, Japanese title)
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  • 154 min
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Budget $4,000,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Franklin D. Roosevelt screened the film at the Second Quebec Conference in 1944. Among those watching were Winston Churchill who was decidedly unimpressed and left early to go to bed. For his part, Roosevelt, upon seeing the part with Wilson suffering a stroke while advocating for the League of Nations, remarked, "by God, that's not going to happen to me!" See more »
Goofs When Wilson is elected governor of New Jersey, the movie states that he won all 22 counties. New Jersey has (and had in 1910) only 21 counties. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in History Brought to Life (1950). See more »
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Quotes Professor Henry Holmes: Now I know why the Democratic Party chose a jackass for a mascot.
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