Wise Blood (1979)
PG 17 Feb 1980 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 46m
US Army war veteran Hazel Motes may not be a believing Christian, somehow observations like the state of a run-down country church, meeting the ridiculous frauds on the streets and memories inspire him to take up, after initially fierce refusal, the part of a traveling preacher when a cab driver insists he looks like one in his new hat. He starts his own new Church of Truth, without the crucified Jesus, his first disciple being an 18-year old simpleton with a 'prophetic gift'...
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Language:
English
Awards:
5 nominations
Country:
United States
Metacritic Score:
84
DVD Release Date:
23 Mar 2017
Box Office Total: