Wise Blood

John Huston
1979-10-24

An American Masterpiece!
6.2
106 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Brad Dourif Hazel Motes Unowned
Dan Shor Enoch Emory Unowned
Amy Wright Sabbath Lily Unowned
Harry Dean Stanton Asa Hawks Unowned
Mary Nell Santacroce Landlady Unowned
Ned Beatty Hoover Shoates Unowned
John Huston Grandfather Unowned
William Hickey Preacher Unowned
J.L. Parker Karl Unowned
Marvin Sapp Raymond Unowned
Richard Earle Jakob Winslow Unowned
Herb Kossover Jacob Wood Unowned
Betty Lou Groover Leora Watts Unowned
John Tyndall Loki Martinson Unowned
Gillaaron Houck Stranger #1 Unowned
Philip Mixer Stranger #2 Unowned
Sharon Johnson Stranger #3 Unowned
Joe Dorsey Stranger #4 Unowned
Stratton Leopold Depressed Human Unowned
Leonard Holmes Stranger #5 Unowned
Daniel Albright Stranger #6 Unowned
Tommy Alson Young Man Unowned
Harold Horne Stranger #7 Unowned
Jim Barbee Slade Unowned
Gene Howard Little Boy Unowned
Raymond Foskey Salesman Unowned
Vicky Dyer Little Girl Unowned
Elijah Perry Jerry Bob Jackson Unowned
Ken Flower Ken Guy Unowned
Gladys Hill Lisa Martinson Unowned
Ray Wilkes Slade Bob Jackson Unowned
Dan Albright Policeman Unowned
Allan A. Apone Gonga the Gorilla (uncredited) Unowned
Don Chambers Street Listener (uncredited) Unowned
William Finley Man (uncredited) Unowned
Bart Russell Man in the Street (uncredited) Unowned