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Wise Blood 1979 Directed by John Huston

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Comedy , Drama
Production Companies New Line Cinema , Ithaca , Anthea
Release Date 24 October 1979
106 mins
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
J.L. Parker Karl
Marvin Sapp
Marvin Sapp Raymond
Richard Earle
Richard Earle Jakob Winslow
Herb Kossover
Herb Kossover Jacob Wood
Betty Lou Groover
Betty Lou Groover Leora Watts
John Tyndall
John Tyndall Loki Martinson
Gillaaron Houck
Gillaaron Houck Stranger #1
Philip Mixer
Philip Mixer Stranger #2
Sharon Johnson
Sharon Johnson Stranger #3
Joe Dorsey
Joe Dorsey Stranger #4
Stratton Leopold
Stratton Leopold Depressed Human
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
Elijah Perry
Elijah Perry Jerry Bob Jackson
Ken Flower
Ken Flower Ken Guy
Gladys Hill
Gladys Hill Lisa Martinson
Ray Wilkes
Ray Wilkes Slade Bob Jackson
Dan Albright
Dan Albright Policeman
Allan A. Apone
Allan A. Apone Gonga the Gorilla (uncredited)
Don Chambers
Don Chambers Street Listener (uncredited)
William Finley
William Finley Man (uncredited)
Bart Russell
Bart Russell Man in the Street (uncredited)
Crew
Director
John Huston
John Huston
Writers
Benedict Fitzgerald
Benedict Fitzgerald
Michael Fitzgerald
Michael Fitzgerald
Producers
Michael Fitzgerald
Michael Fitzgerald
Kathy Fitzgerald
Kathy Fitzgerald
Wolfgang Limmer
Wolfgang Limmer
Cinematography
Gerry Fisher
Gerry Fisher
Composer
Alex North
Alex North
Editor
Roberto Silvi
Roberto Silvi
Sound
Michael Fronik
Michael Fronik
Original Writer
Flannery O'Connor
Flannery O'Connor
Set Decoration
Sally Fitzgerald
Sally Fitzgerald
Costume Design
Sally Fitzgerald
Sally Fitzgerald
Uta Freiwald
Uta Freiwald
Makeup Artist
Allan A. Apone
Allan A. Apone
Casting
Stratton Leopold
Stratton Leopold
Assistant Director
Tom Shaw
Tom Shaw