Wise Blood (1979)

10/24/1979 (US) • 1h 46m

Comedy, Drama

An American Masterpiece!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Brad Dourif

Hazel Motes

Dan Shor

Enoch Emory

Amy Wright

Sabbath Lily

Ned Beatty

Hoover Shoates

John Huston

Grandfather


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

based on novel or book

southern usa

christianity

redemption

preacher

blindness

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