Tender Mercies
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| Tender Mercies | |
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| Directed by | Bruce Beresford |
| Produced by | Philip Hobel |
| Written by | Horton Foote |
| Starring | Robert Duvall Tess Harper Betty Buckley Wilford Brimley |
| Release date(s) | March 4, 1983 |
| Running time | 100 min |
| Language | English |
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Tender Mercies is a 1983 film which tells the story of an alcoholic country music singer whose friendship with a young widow and her son helps to turn his life and his career around. It stars Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley and Ellen Barkin. The movie was filmed in the Dallas, Texas area.
The movie was written by Horton Foote and directed by Bruce Beresford.
It won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robert Duvall) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, and was nominated for Best Director, Best Music, Song (for Austin Roberts and Bobby Hart for "Over You") and Best Picture.
[edit] External links
- Tender Mercies at the Internet Movie Database
- Tender Mercies at the Arts & Faith Top100 Spiritually Significant Films list.
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