Wilson
“DRAMA AND SPECTACLE UNPARALLELED! ENTERTAINMENT UNDREAMED OF! 12,000 PLAYERS! 200 MIGHTY SCENES! TOLD TO THE TUNE OF 87 BELOVED SONGS!”
Henry KingWhere to watch in the United States: Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Alexander Knox 
Charles Coburn 
Geraldine Fitzgerald 
Thomas Mitchell 
Ruth Nelson 
Cedric Hardwicke
Credits
Written by: 
Lamar Trotti
Plot
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
A lavish Technicolor biography tracing a scholar's rise to the White House. The film is earnest and idealistic, with grand speeches and a reverent tone that can feel stiff today. Worth seeing as a period portrait rather than a gripping drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Golden Globe Awards 1945: Best Actor (Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama) — Alexander Knox
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (1,887 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
If you liked this
Picked by director, genre, era and shared cast. Titles only, no spoilers.
- The Song of Bernadette 1943 · Henry King · IMDb 7.6 · Same director
- The Old Maid 1939 · Edmund Goulding · IMDb 7.4 · Viewers also liked
- The Dead 1987 · John Huston · IMDb 7.2 · Viewers also liked
- Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942 · Michael Curtiz · IMDb 7.6 · Viewers also liked
- East of Eden 1955 · Elia Kazan · IMDb 7.8 · Same movement
- The Childhood of a Leader 2015 · Brady Corbet · IMDb 6.2 · Viewers also liked