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The Apostle (1997) -- After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.
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Overview

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7.1/10   7,331 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Robert Duvall (written by)
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Release Date:
30 January 1998 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Lust, Obsession, Revenge... Redemption more
Plot:
After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 11 wins & 4 nominations more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert Duvall ... Euliss 'Sonny' Dewey - The Apostle E.F.

Farrah Fawcett ... Jessie Dewey

Billy Bob Thornton ... Troublemaker
June Carter Cash ... Mrs. 'Momma' Dewey Sr.

Miranda Richardson ... Toosie

Todd Allen ... Horace
Brother Paul Bagget ... Tag Team Preacher #3
Lenore Banks ... Female Sonny Supporter
John Beasley ... Brother C. Charles Blackwell
Mary Lynette Braxton ... Mother Blackwell

Brett Brock ... Helper
Christopher Canady ... Sister Johnson's Twin
Christian Canady ... Sister Johnson's Twin
Elizabeth Chisolm ... Singer
Brother William Atlas Cole ... Bayou Man
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and a related scene of violence.
Runtime:
134 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Although they play mother and son, June Carter Cash is in reality only 2 years older than Robert Duvall. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the last scene, the radio DJ is shown without his glasses, but is wearing them an instant later. more
Quotes:
Momma: That is my son that is. I tell ya ever since he was an itty bitty boy, sometimes he talks to the lord and sometimes he yells at the lord, tonight he just happens to be yellin at him. more
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Soundtrack:
I'll Fly Away more

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16 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
SUPERB!, 28 April 2000
Author: newyorick from New York

Superior acting and a plot based on realism make this a classic movie of actual southern life ... a life that I experienced as a child and adolescent. Duvall's evangelist portrayal is not only convincing but eerie in the way it so fully represents many southern ministers of the gospel ... be they true believers or be they charlatans. I can't help but wonder if the cast was comprised of local folks ... or at least folks reared in the south ... rather than professional actors. They all did an excellent job contributing to the realism of this movie. I almost always enjoy a movie that "tells it like it is" ... and sofar, this is one of the most enjoyable I have ever seen.

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