Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 1979 · 1h 46m

Wise Blood

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Director
John Huston
Cast
Brad Dourif as Hazel Motes Dan Shor as Enoch Emory Amy Wright as Sabbath Lily Harry Dean Stanton as Asa Hawks Mary Nell Santacroce as Landlady Ned Beatty as Hoover Shoates
Crew
Gerry Fisher — Director of Photography Roberto Silvi — Editor Alex North — Original Music Composer Benedict Fitzgerald — Screenplay Michael Fitzgerald — Screenplay Flannery O'Connor — Novel
Tagline

An American Masterpiece!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Wise Blood — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or booksouthern usachristianityredemptionpreacherblindness
Key Collaborators
John Huston Director Gerry Fisher Director of Photography Roberto Silvi Editor Alex North Original Music Composer Benedict Fitzgerald Screenplay Michael Fitzgerald Screenplay Flannery O'Connor Novel Michael Fitzgerald Producer Kathy Fitzgerald Producer
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