The Apostle
“The hardest soul to save was his own.”
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
76 people
Robert Duvall
Euliss Dewey
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Deep Impact
Farrah Fawcett
Jessie Dewey
Known for
The Cannonball Run
Saturn 3
Miranda Richardson
Toosie
Known for
Good Omens
Sleepy Hollow
John Beasley
Brother Blackwell
Known for
The Purge: Anarchy
Everwood
Walton Goggins
Sam
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Fallout
Billy Bob Thornton
Troublemaker
Known for
Armageddon
Bad Santa
June Carter Cash
Mrs. Dewey Sr.
Also in
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
Johnny Cash - A Night to Remember 1973
Billy Joe Shaver
Joe
Known for
The Wendell Baker Story
A Night in Old Mexico
Rick Dial
Elmo
Known for
Bernie
Sling Blade
Todd Allen
Horace
Known for
Witchboard
Pinocchio's Revenge
William Atlas Cole
Bayou Man
No other roles listed
Kevin Rankin
Young Man in Car
Known for
The Umbrella Academy
Breaking Bad
Robert Duvall Director · David Mansfield Composer Barry Markowitz Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $5M · United States release December 19, 1997
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$19,868,354
Gross vs. budget
4.0×
Production
Butcher's Run Productions
Production
October Films
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 6, 1997
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · December 19, 1997
Limited theatrical
United States
October 9, 1997 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Australia
July 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Germany
October 8, 1998 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 12, 1998 · Theatrical
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