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Wise Blood

A young, poor, ambitious yet uneducated Southerner resolves to make his mark on the world. He decides that the best way to achieve that is to become a preacher and launch his own church.

Director(s)

John Huston

Tom Shaw

Cast & Crew

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Hoover Shoates

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Asa Hawks

Stratton Leopold

Stratton Leopold

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Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

Hazel Motes

Joe Dorsey

Joe Dorsey

Stranger #4

John Huston

John Huston

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J.L. Parker

J.L. Parker

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Gladys Hill

Gladys Hill

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William Hickey

William Hickey

Preacher

Dan Albright

Dan Albright

Policeman

William Finley

William Finley

Man (uncredited)

Dan Shor

Dan Shor

Enoch Emory

Amy Wright

Amy Wright

Sabbath Lily

Mary Nell Santacroce

Mary Nell Santacroce

Landlady

Tom Shaw

Tom Shaw

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Elijah Perry

Elijah Perry

Jerry Bob Jackson

John Tyndall

John Tyndall

Loki Martinson

Allan A. Apone

Allan A. Apone

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Sharon Johnson

Sharon Johnson

Stranger #3

Marvin Sapp

Marvin Sapp

Raymond

Richard Earle

Richard Earle

Jakob Winslow

Herb Kossover

Herb Kossover

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Betty Lou Groover

Betty Lou Groover

Leora Watts

Gillaaron Houck

Gillaaron Houck

Stranger #1

Philip Mixer

Philip Mixer

Stranger #2

Leonard Holmes

Leonard Holmes

Stranger #5

Daniel Albright

Daniel Albright

Stranger #6

Tommy Alson

Tommy Alson

Young Man

Harold Horne

Harold Horne

Stranger #7

Jim Barbee

Jim Barbee

Slade

Gene Howard

Gene Howard

Little Boy

Raymond Foskey

Raymond Foskey

Salesman

Vicky Dyer

Vicky Dyer

Little Girl

Ken Flower

Ken Flower

Ken Guy

Ray Wilkes

Ray Wilkes

Slade Bob Jackson

Don Chambers

Don Chambers

Street Listener (uncredited)

Bart Russell

Bart Russell

Man in the Street (uncredited)

Details

GenresComedy, Drama
Runtime1h 46 mins
Released on24 Oct 1979
Languageen
Produced InUnited States of America
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Movie Trailer: Wise Blood (1979), dir by John Houston
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