Drama
The Apostle
The hardest soul to save was his own.
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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Top Cast
Robert Duvall
Euliss Dewey
Farrah Fawcett
Jessie Dewey
Miranda Richardson
Toosie
John Beasley
Brother Blackwell
Walton Goggins
Sam
Billy Bob Thornton
Troublemaker
June Carter Cash
Mrs. Dewey Sr.
Billy Joe Shaver
Joe
Directed by
Robert Duvall
Production
Reviews
Wuchak
8/108/2/2021
_**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 backwaters of Louisiana. Wherever Sonny goes, he can't seem to part with his "calling" and "anointing" – to lead people to the LORD and motivate believers. If you can't handle Pentecostalism and all that goes with it – lively praise & worship, charismatic gifts, evangelism and prayer – I suggest staying far away from "The Apostle." I also suggest you stay away if you're not i
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