Wise Blood
Wise Blood
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Wise Blood (1979)

PG (US) | USA | English | 106 min
Directed by: John Huston
6.9

US Army war veteran Hazel Motes may not be a believing Christian, somehow observations like the state of a run-down country church, meeting the ridiculous frauds on the streets and memories inspire him to take up, after initially fierce refusal, the part of a traveling preacher when a cab driver insists he looks like one in his new hat. He starts his own new Church of Truth, without the crucified Jesus, his first disciple being an 18-year old simpleton with a 'prophetic gift'...

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Release Date

France
(Cannes Film Festival)
1979-05-23
Switzerland
(Locarno Film Festival)
1979-08
Spain
(San Sebastián Film Festival)
1979-09
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Wise Blood
(Original title)
Wise Blood
Australia
Sangue Selvagem
Brazil
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Mild
Violence & Gore
Mild
Profanity
Moderate
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Mild
Frightening & Intense Scenes
None