CinemaOSMovie · 1979 · 1h 46m · PG
Wise Blood

An American Masterpiece!

64%(114)IMDbComedyDrama

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.

Directed byJohn Huston

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 46m
Language
EN
Released
October 24, 1979
Studios
New Line CinemaIthacaAnthea

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Movie Trailer: Wise Blood (1979), dir by John Houston

Movie Trailer: Wise Blood (1979), dir by John Houston

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
John Huston
John Huston
Written by
Benedict Fitzgerald
Michael Fitzgerald
Michael Fitzgerald
Produced by
Michael Fitzgerald
Michael Fitzgerald
Kathy Fitzgerald

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