Wise Blood
1979 · Movie · PG · 106 min · ★ 6.4
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.
Based on Wise Blood
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Details
- Years
- 1979
- Release date
- 1979-10-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 106 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (105 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- southern usa
- christianity
- redemption
- preacher
- blindness
Cast & crew
Brad Dourif
as Hazel Motes
Dan Shor
as Enoch Emory
Amy Wright
as Sabbath Lily
Harry Dean Stanton
as Asa Hawks
Mary Nell Santacroce
as Landlady
Ned Beatty
as Hoover Shoates
John Huston
as Grandfather
William Hickey
as Preacher
- JP
J.L. Parker
as Karl
- MS
Marvin Sapp
as Raymond
Directed by John Huston