Overview:
Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the "church tent" Revivalist circuit, commenting on the showmanship of Evangelism and "the religion business", prior to the start of "televangelism". Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.| Status: | Released (1972-07-24) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 1 nomination total |
| Productions: | Mauser Productions, Cinema X |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 88163: Marjoe Gortner - Self
- 5438539: Vernon Gortner - Self
- 5438540: Agnes Benjamin - Self
- 15149: Sarah Kernochan - Self
Crews
- 15149: Sarah Kernochan - Director - Directing
- 15076: Howard Smith - Director - Directing
- 15076: Howard Smith - Producer - Production
- 15149: Sarah Kernochan - Producer - Production
- 929920: Lawrence Silk - Editor - Editing
- 73496: Richard Pearce - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1894002: Ed Lynch - Director of Photography - Camera
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Reviews
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It's a weird one. On the one hand it's an interesting insight into the shady world of evangelism and the mind of a man who doesn't believe what he's preaching. But the film doesn't really go anywhere or tell much of a story. It just seems like a lot of footage of Marjoe evangelising ....
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