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Wise Blood

1980·1h 46m·PG
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
7,041 votes
Metascore
84
Metacritic

Fresh out of the army, Hazel Motes attempts to open the first Church Without Christ in the small town of Taulkinham.

Wise Blood is a 1980 drama comedy movie directed by John Huston, starring Dan Shor, Brad Dourif, Harry Dean Stanton. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 7,041 votes and runs 1h 46m.

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Director
John Huston
Stars
Dan Shor
Brad Dourif
Harry Dean Stanton
John Huston
Details
1980-02-17
106 min
Movie
PG
★ West Germany, United States
★ English
Keywords
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