Wise Blood is an American 1979 drama film directed by John Huston and based on the 1952 novel Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor. It was filmed mostly in and around Macon, Georgia, near O'Connor's home Andalusia in Baldwin County, using many local residents as extras. Though largely faithful to O'Connor's novel, Huston reframes many scenes from the book as broad comedy accompanied by a bluegrass banjo score. The original music score was composed by Alex North. The film was titled Der Ketzer or Die Weisheit des Blutes when released in Germany, and Le Malin when released in France. Wise Blood was shown out of competition at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival, and was released on DVD by the Criterion Collection on May 12, 2009.
Wise Blood (1979)
Directed by John Huston
Genres - Comedy, Comedy Drama, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Comedy Drama |
Release Date - Sep 29, 1979 |
Run Time - 106 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$1,000,000
Themes
Tags
Blindness, Cult, Independent, O'connor, Preacher, Redemption
Attributes
Based On: Wise Blood
Narrative Location: Georgia
Narrative Location: Georgia
Related Movies
Alternate Titles
Der Ketzer
DE
Die Weisheit des Blutes
DE
Ehdoton totuus
FI
El profeta del diablo
MX, ES
John Huston's Wise Blood
US
La saggezza nel sangue
IT
Le malin
FR
Mądrość krwi
PL
Ondt blod
DK, NO
Ont blod
SE
Sangre sabia
ES
Sangue Selvagem
BR, PT
Uspeh po svaku cenu
RS
Wise Blood
CA, GB, US
Wise Blood - Csalhatatlan vér
HU
Wise Blood - levoton veri
FI
Мудрая кровь
, RU