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Paul Bagget | ... |
Tag Team Preacher #3
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Female Sonny Supporter
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Mary Lynette Braxton | ... |
Mother Blackwell
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Helper
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Christopher Canady | ... |
Sister Johnson's Twin
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Christian Canady | ... |
Sister Johnson's Twin
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Elizabeth Chisolm | ... |
Singer
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William Atlas Cole | ... |
Bayou Man
(as Brother William Atlas Cole)
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Frank Collins Jr. | ... |
Soloist #4
(as Reverend Frank Collins Jr.)
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Carl D. Cook | ... |
Civic Auditorium Preacher
(as Prophet Carl D. Cook)
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Naomi Craig | ... |
Scripture Reader
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Wayne Dehart | ... |
Liquor Store Preacher
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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. Written by Anonymous
You can't help but being mesmerized by Robert Duvall in the title role. He must of seen a lot of southern preachers as he grew up, because he wrote this as well and the role suited him to a tee.
The supporting cast is fine, with Rick Dial and John Beasley getting kudos for their work, but the movie is first and foremost about The Apostle. If you like Robert Duvall as an actor, you will like this movie. His attention to detail in his roles is well known. He brings quirks and nuances to help flesh out his characters, and this role is no different.
The Apostle is a flawed man who can lift others up, but has trouble lifting himself up. And that contradiction is what gives this movie its flavor. All-in-all, a fine movie.