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Apostle (1997)  link to Apostle on IMDb  

Number: 1050

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IMDb Rating:
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7.2/10 (12.1K votes)

Also known as: The Apostle

Country: United States, 134 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Drama

Director(s): Robert Duvall

Storyline:
Eulis 'Sonny' Dewey is a preacher from Texas living a happy life with his beautiful wife Jessie. Suddenly his stable world crumbles: Jessie is having an affair with young minister Horace. Sonny gets enraged and hits Horace with a softball bat, putting him into a coma. After that he leaves town, takes a new name, 'Apostle E.F.' and goes to Louisiana. There he starts to work as a mechanic for local radio station owner Elmo, and Elmo lets him preach on the radio. E.F. starts to preach everywhere: on the radio, on the streets, and with his new friend, Reverend Blackwell he starts a campaign to renovate an old church.

Cast:

Todd Allen Horace
Lenore Banks Female Sonny Supporter
John Beasley Brother Blackwell
Brett Brock Helper
June Carter Cash Mrs. Dewey Sr.

Medium: Original DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Drawer 7 Slot 42

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1