The Apostle

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

Cast

Robert Duvall

as Euliss Dewey

Farrah Fawcett

as Jessie Dewey

Miranda Richardson

as Toosie

John Beasley

as Brother Blackwell

Walton Goggins

as Sam

Billy Bob Thornton

as Troublemaker

June Carter Cash

as Mrs. Dewey Sr.

Billy Joe Shaver

as Joe

Rick Dial

as Elmo

Todd Allen

as Horace

Reviews

Wuchak

_**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 (Du...

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