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Apostle, The (1997)

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Release Date: December 17, 1997 (LA/NY)
January 30, 1998 (Limited)
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 134 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and a related scene of violence.
Director: Robert Duvall
Writer: Robert Duvall
Cast: Robert Duvall, Farrah Fawcett, Todd Allen, John Beasley, June Carter Cash, Walt Goggins, Billy Joe Shaver

Sonny was big time preacher until he knocked his the man his wife was sleeping with into a coma, and went on the run. He ducked out of sight for a while and then reemerged in another town as the Apostle E.F. There, after working at a restaurant and a garage, he started a new church called, "A One Way Road to Heaven." Soon, he developed a large following in his own vision, keeping his Read more

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Grade: B Robert Duvall earned an Academy nomination as Apostle E.F. in The Apostle, a film with strength. While I'm not religious, and I found the crazy antics of this almost-lifelike film rather annoying, I have respect for what Duvall did. He is much more believably than those freaks on the religious channel. Read the full movie review

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