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The Apostle
The Apostle

The Apostle

1997 134 min ★ 6.3 Drama

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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Cast

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Euliss Dewey

Farrah Fawcett

Farrah Fawcett

Jessie Dewey

Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson

Toosie

John Beasley

John Beasley

Brother Blackwell

Walton Goggins

Walton Goggins

Sam

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

Troublemaker

June Carter Cash

June Carter Cash

Mrs. Dewey Sr.

Billy Joe Shaver

Billy Joe Shaver

Joe

Rick Dial

Rick Dial

Elmo

Todd Allen

Todd Allen

Horace

Details

Director

Robert Duvall

Tagline

"The hardest soul to save was his own."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$19,868,354

Production

Butcher's Run Productions

Reviews

W

Wuchak

August 2, 2021

★ 8/10

_**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...

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