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Wise Blood
1979PG1h 46m6.4 / 10
An American Masterpiece!
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.
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Checked Sep 4, 2026
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Synopsis
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.
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Cast
Brad DourifHazel Motes
Dan ShorEnoch Emory
Amy WrightSabbath Lily
Harry Dean StantonAsa Hawks
Mary Nell SantacroceLandlady
Ned BeattyHoover Shoates
John HustonGrandfather
William HickeyPreacherCredits
- Directed by
- John Huston
- Written by
- Benedict Fitzgerald, Michael Fitzgerald, Flannery O'Connor
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- IthacaUnited States
- Anthea
New Line CinemaUnited States
Themes
based on novel or bookblindnesschristianitypreacherredemptionsouthern usa
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