The Apostle

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  • Director: Robert Duvall
  • Cast: Robert Duvall, Todd Allen, Paul Bagget
  • Genre: Drama
  • Premiere: 1997
  • Running time: 134 min
  • Rated: PG-13

Eulis 'Sonny' Dewey is a preacher from Texas living a happy life with his beautiful wife Jessie. Suddenly his stable world crumbles: Jessie is having an affair with young minister Horace. Sonny gets enraged and hits Horace with a softball bat, putting him into a coma. After that he leaves town, takes a new name, 'Apostle E.F.' and goes to Louisiana. There he starts to work as a mechanic for local radio station owner Elmo, and Elmo lets him preach on the radio. E.F. starts to preach everywhere: on the radio, on the streets, and with his new friend, Reverend Blackwell he starts a campaign to renovate an old church.

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Accolades: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 8 nominations total

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