Wise Blood

1979 · directed by John Huston

Rating

74/100

Hit

no

A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.

Wise Blood (1979), directed by John Huston, rates 74/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Brad Dourif
• Dan Shor
• Amy Wright
• Harry Dean Stanton
• Mary Nell Santacroce
• Ned Beatty
• John Huston
• William Hickey
• J.L. Parker
• Marvin Sapp

Crew

• Gerry Fisher — Director of Photography
• Roberto Silvi — Editor
• Alex North — Original Music Composer
• Benedict Fitzgerald — Screenplay
• Michael Fitzgerald — Screenplay

More from John Huston

1. The Maltese Falcon (1941) — 98/100 · hit
2. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) — 97/100 · hit
3. The African Queen (1952) — 91/100 · hit
4. The Man Who Would Be King (1975) — 84/100 · hit
5. The Asphalt Jungle (1950) — 83/100 · hit
6. Fat City (1972) — 81/100 · hit

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