Released
Tennessee Johnson
December 1 1942 (about 82 years ago)Rating
62
Based on
7 reviews
From poverty to a president. A great American story!
- Director: William Dieterle
- Writers: John L. Balderston, Wells Root
- Genres: History, Drama
- Runtime: 1 h 43 m
- Budget: $1,042,000
- Country: United States of America
- Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hellfire Pictures
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.
