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The Apostle

The hardest soul to save was his own.

6.3(163)19972h 14m5

After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.

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Status
Released
Budget
$5M
Box office
$19.9M
Language
English
  • jealousy
  • coma
  • radio station
  • forgiveness
  • christianity
  • texas
  • minister
  • apostle
  • louisiana
  • preacher

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York Film Festival9 Oct 1997
    • Theatrical (limited)PG-1319 Dec 1997
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1212 Jun 1998
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG2 Jul 1998
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival6 Sept 1997
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical8 Oct 1998

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The Apostle was released on 19 December 1997.

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    Wuchak

    8/2/2021

    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 into exile to the b…

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