Wise Blood (film)

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Wise Blood
Directed by	John Huston
Produced by	Kathy Fitzgerald Michael Fitzgerald
Written by	Flannery O'Connor (novel) Benedict Fitzgerald Michael Fitzgerald
Starring	Brad Dourif John Huston Dan Shor Harry Dean Stanton Amy Wright
Music by	Alex North
Cinematography	Gerry Fisher
Editing by	Roberto Silvi
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date(s)	October 24, 1979
Running time	108 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,000,000 (estimated)
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Wise Blood is an American-German 1979 drama film directed by John Huston and based on the novel by Flannery O'Connor. The original music score was composed by Alex North.

Contents 1 Other titles 2 Plot summary 3 Main cast 4 External links

[edit] Other titles

• Der Ketzer or Die Weisheit des Blutes (Germany)
• Le Malin (France)

[edit] Plot summary

Hazel Motes, an aimless veteran, decides to become a Bible-thumping preacher (for a questionable concern called "The Church Without Christ") principally because he hasn't anything better lined up. Hazel links with a veteran of the hellfire-and-brimstone circuit, who for business purposes pretends to be blind. The older man persuades Hazel to blind himself for real so he can truly see the light.

[edit] Main cast

• Brad Dourif - Hazel Motes
• John Huston - Grandfather
• Dan Shor - Enoch Emory
• Harry Dean Stanton - Asa Hawks
• Amy Wright - Sabbath Lily
• Mary Nell Santacrose - Landlady
• Ned Beatty - Hoover Shoats
• William Hickley - Preacher

[edit] External links

• Wise Blood at the Internet Movie Database
• Wise Blood at Allmovie

v • d • e Films directed by John Huston 1940s The Maltese Falcon • In This Our Life • Across the Pacific • Report from the Aleutians • The Battle of San Pietro • Let There Be Light • The Treasure of the Sierra Madre • Key Largo • We Were Strangers 1950s The Asphalt Jungle • The Red Badge of Courage • The African Queen • Moulin Rouge • Beat the Devil • Moby Dick • Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison • The Barbarian and the Geisha • The Roots of Heaven 1960s The Unforgiven • The Misfits • Freud the Secret Passion • The List of Adrian Messenger • The Night of the Iguana • The Bible: In the Beginning • Reflections in a Golden Eye • Casino Royale • Sinful Davey • A Walk with Love and Death 1970s The Kremlin Letter • Fat City • The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean • The Mackintosh Man • The Man Who Would Be King • Wise Blood 1980s Phobia • Victory • Annie • Under the Volcano • Prizzi's Honor • The Dead

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