Wilson (1944) | |
| Director(s) | Henry King |
| Producer(s) | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Drama, Historical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Politics, Presidents, Washington D.C., World War I |
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Wilson (1944) was a Biographical - Drama Film directed by Henry King and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck.
Academy Awards 1944 --- Ceremony Number 17 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Alexander Knox | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Wiard Ihnen; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Leon Shamroy | Won |
| Best Director | Henry King | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Barbara McLean | Won |
| Best Music - Scoring | Alfred Newman | Nominated |
| Best Picture | 20th Century-Fox | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Lamar Trotti | Won |
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By Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 21, 2019 From The Stop ButtonRecorded Live is a student film. So director, writer, and animator Wilson?s flat composition gets some wide latitude. He?s got this silly slapstick score on a sound picture, with John Goodwin getting hired to work at an already strange-sounding TV studio only to arrive there and discover a sack of c... Read full article
250 tons de Wilson Grey
By L? on Nov 23, 2015 From Critica Retro250 tons de Wilson Grey “Sem Wilson Grey, eu acho que nem existiria cinema brasileiro” - Jos? Lewgoy No cinema brasileiro, Wilson Grey est? por toda parte. Ele ? inconfund?vel: muito magro, cabelos pretos com brilhantina, cara chupada e quase sempre um bigode. Era o tipo perfei... Read full article
Silent Movie Myth #6: President Woodrow Wilson had an affair with Florence La Badie?and then had her murdered
By Fritzi Kramer on Sep 23, 2014 From Movies SilentlyBy Fritzi Kramer on September 23, 2014 in Article, Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Myths Welcome. We are about to descend into the realm of scandal-mongering, myths, gossip, innuendo, with a side helping of just plain mean. It doesn?t get worse than this. We are dealing with a rumor that sullies three r... Read full article
Book Look! A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 by Victoria Wilson
By Vanessa Buttino on Jan 6, 2014 From StardustBook Look! A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 by Victoria Wilson A Life of Barbara Stanwyck is available on amazon.ca Simply put, this book is a whopper! I may have even used it once or twice as a weight. Clocking in at just over 1000 pages, this biography is one of the most i... Read full article
A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 – Interview with Author Victoria Wilson
By Annmarie Gatti on Nov 12, 2013 From Classic Movie Hub BlogSteel-True and Blade-Straight: An?Interview with Victoria Wilson Oh Happy Day! The long-awaited and highly-anticipated Barbara Stanwyck biography, ?A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940,?is in stores today, November 12th — and CMH is honored to be able to present this interview with... Read full article
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Darryl F. Zanuck was so proud of the film that he ordered that the world premiere be held in Wahoo, Nebraska, Zanuck's own home town - presumably so that Zanuck could show off his pet project to the local citizens. The plan backfired; nobody in Wahoo was really interested in Woodrow Wilson, and attendance at the film's showings was extremely poor.
Despite being a box-office flop, the film won five Oscars, but this made no difference to the movie public.
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