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Wise Blood

6.419791h 46mPGMovieComedyDrama

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.

DirectorJohn Huston
WritersBenedict Fitzgerald·Michael Fitzgerald
ProducersKathy Fitzgerald·Michael Fitzgerald

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Cast · Directed by John Huston

BDBrad Dourif
Brad Dourif
Hazel Motes
DSDan Shor
Dan Shor
Enoch Emory
AWAmy Wright
Amy Wright
Sabbath Lily
HSHarry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton
Asa Hawks
MSMary Nell Santacroce
Mary Nell Santacroce
Landlady
NBNed Beatty
Ned Beatty
Hoover Shoates
JHJohn Huston
John Huston
Grandfather
WHWilliam Hickey
William Hickey
Preacher
JP
J.L. Parker
Karl
MS
Marvin Sapp
Raymond
RE
Richard Earle
Jakob Winslow
HK
Herb Kossover
Jacob Wood

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Wise Blood is streaming on HBO Max and Criterion Channel in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. It's not currently on Netflix.

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