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Wise Blood (1979)106 minComedy, DramaRating 67/100

In this acclaimed adaptation of the first novel by legendary Southern writer Flannery O'Connor, John Huston vividly brings to life her poetic world of American eccentricity. Brad Dourif, in an impassioned performance, is Hazel Motes, who, fresh out of the army, attempts to open the first Church Without Christ in the small town of Taulkinham.

Cast: Brad Dourif, Dan Shor, Amy Wright, Harry Dean Stanton, Mary Nell Santacroce, Ned Beatty, John Huston

Director: John Huston