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Wise Blood (1979)

Oct 24, 1979 · 1h 46m

6.4/10 TMDB user score
115 votes on TMDB

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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Top cast

  • Brad Dourif Brad Dourif Hazel Motes
  • Dan Shor Dan Shor Enoch Emory
  • Amy Wright Amy Wright Sabbath Lily
  • Harry Dean Stanton Harry Dean Stanton Asa Hawks
  • Mary Nell Santacroce Mary Nell Santacroce Landlady
  • Ned Beatty Ned Beatty Hoover Shoates
  • John Huston John Huston Grandfather
  • William Hickey William Hickey Preacher
  • J.L. Parker Karl
  • Marvin Sapp Raymond
  • Richard Earle Jakob Winslow
  • Herb Kossover Jacob Wood
  • Betty Lou Groover Leora Watts
  • John Tyndall Loki Martinson
  • Gillaaron Houck Stranger #1
  • Philip Mixer Stranger #2

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