The Apostle

Drama

6.309/10

134 min

Release Date: 1997-12-19

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.

Production Companies

Butcher's Run Productions

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.

User Reviews

Wuchak

8/10

_**Character study of a flawed preacher**_ "The Apostle" (1997) is a film that I've appreciated more as I've matured. Writer/director Robert Duvall had to make it independently because studios wouldn’t touch the material. The story's a character study of a Southern Pentecostal preacher, Sonny (Duvall), whose wife wants to leave him (Farrah Fawcett) and more. Sonny reacts foolishly and is forced...

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