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Hallelujah

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6.6(40)19291h 40m2

A black laborer turns preacher after accidentally killing a man.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • hustler
  • musical
  • game of dice
  • femme fatale
  • preacher
  • all black cast
  • death of brother
  • loaded dice
  • cotton picker
  • woman seduces a man
  • moral corruption
  • con couple

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

King Vidor

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical20 Aug 1929
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalG1 Nov 1930
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical1523 Mar 1931

Frequently asked questions

Hallelujah was released on 20 August 1929.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    3/4/2025

    6/10

    I think that to get anything at all from this, you need to try to approach it with 1929 eyes and not 2029 ones, and even then this film may no longer have any part to play as it is doesn’t so much reinforce stereotypes but quite possibly originate some. Briefly, the story sees the hoodwinked “Zeke” (Daniel L. Hayes) fall foul of of some crooked dice and lose his family’s meagre $100 cotton crop revenue. Without that …

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