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Grim satire about religious phonies in the American South. A soldier returns from army service and changes his uniform for the garb of a preacher - although he has little faith or religion. He meets up with a blind preacher, who turns out not to be blind, but who nevertheless persuades him to blind himself so that he can learn the truth.

Keywords:

Drama, Based-on-Novel, Religion, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1979) (USA / West Germany) (4 Star)

Cast:

Brad Dourif	.... Hazel Motes
John Huston	.... Grandfather
Dan Shor	.... Enoch Emory
Harry Dean Stanton	.... Asa Hawks
Amy Wright	.... Sabbath Lily
Mary Nell Santacroce	.... Landlady

Supporting Cast:

Ned Beatty	.... Hoover Shoates
William Hickey	.... Preacher
J.L. Parker
Marvin Sapp
Richard Earle
Herb Kossover
Betty Lou Groover
John Tyndall
Gillaaron Houck

Directors:

John Huston

Writers:

Flannery O'Connor
Benedict Fitzgerald