Tennessee Johnson (1942)

"From poverty to a president. A great American story!"

NR ★ 6.1/10 (8 votes)

1h 43m

History Drama

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.