The Apostle
The hardest soul to save was his own.
- 1997
- Rated PG-13
- 2h 14m
- Drama
Rating: 6.3 out of 10TMDB(163 votes)
Overview
After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor (1998)
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Box office
Grossed $19.9M worldwide, about 4.0 times its $5M budget
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Setting
Set in Texas
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Music
Music by David Mansfield
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Robert DuvallWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 19, 1997
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $5M
- Revenue
- $19.9M
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Robert DuvallEuliss Dewey
Farrah FawcettJessie Dewey
Miranda RichardsonToosie
John BeasleyBrother Blackwell
Walton GogginsSam
Billy Bob ThorntonTroublemaker
June Carter CashMrs. Dewey Sr.
Billy Joe ShaverJoe
Rick DialElmo
Todd AllenHorace- William Atlas ColeBayou Man
Kevin RankinYoung Man in Car
Renée VictorLatin Translator
Hunter HayesChild Accordionist
Terence RosemoreMan Saying Amen- Mary Lynette BraxtonMother Blackwell
Stuart GreerTexas State Trooper- Daniel HickmanFlashback Preacher
- Emery HopkinsVirgil
- Jewell JerniganSister Jewell
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