Glory! Glory!
Glory! Glory! | |
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Directed by | Lindsay Anderson |
Produced by | Stan Daniels |
Written by |
Stan Daniels Bonny Dore Larry Hovey |
Starring |
Ellen Greene Richard Thomas James Whitmore Barry Morse |
Music by | Christopher Dedrick |
Cinematography | Mike Fask |
Edited by | Ruth Foster |
Distributed by | HBO |
Release dates | 1989 |
Running time | 152 minutes |
Glory! Glory! is a 1989 televangelism comedy film directed by Lindsay Anderson and starring Ellen Greene that originally aired on HBO in two parts.[1][2]
Plot
A radio preacher's operation is controlled by his honest but bland son. When the preacher is made a media superstar by a savvy huckster, the son is left behind. Everything changes when the son wanders into a bar and witnesses the performance of a woman rock and roll singer and he realizes she is just what he needs to rise to the top of the world of televanglism.
Cast
- Ellen Greene as Ruth
- Richard Thomas as Rev. Bobby Joe
- James Whitmore as Lester Babbitt
- Winston Rekert as Chet
- Barry Morse as Rev. Dan Stuckey
- George Buza as Vincent
- Richard Alden as Sen. Monteith
- Philippe Ayoub as Aide
References
- ↑ "Glory! Glory!". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Glory! Glory!". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company.
External links
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