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Quick Info

Rating

6.3/10

Release1979

Runtime1h 46m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Ithaca

Anthea

New Line Cinema

Movie

Wise Blood

1979

1h 46m

6.3

Comedy

Drama

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.

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