
Tennessee Johnson
6.1/10
Release: 01/12/1942
Duration: 1h 43m

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
Language: English
Director:William Dieterle
Writers
| Screenplay:Wells Root
| Screenplay:John L. Balderston
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Hellfire Pictures
Budget: $1,042,000