John Huston's Wise Blood

Huston, John, 1906-1987 (Director, Screenwriter). Fitzgerald, Michael. (Producer, Screenwriter). Fitzgerald, Kathy. (Producer). Fitzgerald, Benedict, 1949- (Screenwriter). Dourif, Brad, 1950- (Actor). Stanton, Harry Dean, 1926- (Actor). Beatty, Ned. (Actor). Wright, Amy, 1950- (Actor). Shor, Dan. (Actor). Santacroce, Mary Nell, 1918-1999 (Actor). Hickey, William, 1928-1997 (Actor). North, Alex. (Composer). Fisher, Gerry. (Cinematographer). Silvi, Roberto. (Film editor). Prose, Francine, 1947- Matter of life and death. (Added Author). O'Connor, Flannery Wise blood. (Added Author). Anthea Associates Film (Firm) (Added Author). Janus Films. (Added Author). Ithaca Productions, Inc. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Brad Dourif, Ned Beatty, Harry Dean Stanton, Dan Shor, Amy Wright, Mary Nell Santacroce, William Hickey, John Huston. (Cast).

Summary: U.S. Army war veteran Hazel Motes may not be a believing Christian, but he somehow makes observations about the state of a run-down country church and understands that there are ridiculous frauds on the streets. When a cab driver insists he looks like a preacher in his new hat, Hazel takes on the part. He starts his own new Church of Truth, without the crucified Jesus. His first disciple is an 18-year old simpleton with a 'prophetic gift.'

Record details

ISBN: 9781604651515
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.).
Edition: Special ed. ; widescreen.
Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2009].

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel by Flannery O'Connor. Originally released as a motion picture in 1979 by Janus Films. John Huston's name is intentionally misspelled in the title and credits. Special features: New interviews with actor Brad Dourif, writer Benedict Fitzgerald, and writer-producer Michael Fitzgerald; rare archival audio recording of author Flannery O'Connor reading her short story "A good man is hard to find;" a 26-min. episode of the television program "Creativity with Bill Moyers" from 1982, featuring director John Huston discussing his life and work; theatrical trailer; a booklet featuring an essay by author Francine Prose.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Gerry Fisher ; editor, Roberto Silvi ; music composed and adapted by Alex North ; camera operator, Bernie Ford ; casting, Stratton Leopold.
Participant or Performer Note:	Brad Dourif, Ned Beatty, Harry Dean Stanton, Dan Shor, Amy Wright, Mary Nell Santacroce, William Hickey, John Huston.
System Details Note:	DVD NTSC, region 1; widescreen; Dolby Digital mono.
Language Note:	In English with optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired.