Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson (1942)

Passed 01 Dec 1942 • Biography, Drama • 1h 43m
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This biopic focuses on Andrew Johnson, the first American president to be impeached. Initially an uneducated drifter who stumbles upon a job as a tailor in a Tennessee town, Johnson is taught to read by librarian and future wife, Eliza. Eliza convinces him to enter a local election, and, from there, Johnson rises swiftly. However, after inheriting the presidency in the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, he finds himself on unsteady political ground.

William Dieterle
Director
John L. Balderston, Wells Root, Milton Gunzburg
Writer
Van Heflin, Lionel Barrymore, Ruth Hussey
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Language: English
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Country: United States
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6.5

IMDb (669 votes)
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