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The Apostle (1997)

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Release Date
• USA: Dec 17, 1997
DVD Release Date
• R1: Mar 25, 2003

Budget $5,000,000

MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and a related scene of violence.

Running Time
2 hours, 14 minutes

Country USA

Studio Butchers Run Films, October Films

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Other Titles
• The Apostle
• Apostel! (1998)



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Genre: Drama, Religion, Infidelity, Murder, Psychodrama, Revenge

Tagline: The hardest soul to save was his own.

Plot: After being squeezed out of his church by his ex-wife, a Texas fundamentalist preacher's alcohol-fueled rage sends him off the deep end. After beating her new beau into a coma, he flees to Louisiana and seizes the chance to reinvent himself as a devout "Apostle," founding a new church and captivating the citizenry while keeping his sins buried. Duvall, who also wrote and produced, is riveting in the title role. Academy Award Nominations: 1--Best Actor (Duvall).

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 Directed by
Robert Duvall
Angelo My Love, The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II
 Written by
Robert Duvall
The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, Apocalypse Now
 Cast
Robert Duvall
The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, Apocalypse Now
Farrah Fawcett
The Cannonball Run, Dr T and the Women, Logan's Run
Billy Bob Thornton
Armageddon, Love Actually, Tombstone
Miranda Richardson
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June Carter Cash
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Todd Allen
48 Hrs., The Postman, Silverado
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 Music By
David Mansfield
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Transamerica, Year of the Dragon



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