How long is Wise Blood?

Wise Blood is 1 hr 48 min long.

Who is Hazel Motes in Wise Blood?

Brad Dourif plays Hazel Motes in the film.

Wise Blood

Name: Wise Blood
Duration: 108
Rating: 74

After returning home from World War II, uneducated and irreligious U.S. Army veteran Hazel Motes (Brad Dourif) decides to make his way in the world by impersonating a priest and starting his own religion. Motes soon attracts a follower -- a manic potato peeler named Enoch Emery (Dan Shor) -- but things get complicated when he encounters fellow sidewalk charlatans Asa Hawks (Harry Dean Stanton) and his waif-like young daughter, Sabbath Lilly Hawks (Amy Wright).

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How long is Wise Blood?: Wise Blood is 1 hr 48 min long.

Who directed Wise Blood?: John Huston

Who is Hazel Motes in Wise Blood?: Brad Dourif plays Hazel Motes in the film.

What is Wise Blood about?: After returning home from World War II, uneducated and irreligious U.S. Army veteran Hazel Motes (Brad Dourif) decides to make his way in the world by impersonating a priest and starting his own religion. Motes soon attracts a follower -- a manic potato peeler named Enoch Emery (Dan Shor) -- but things get complicated when he encounters fellow sidewalk charlatans Asa Hawks (Harry Dean Stanton) and his waif-like young daughter, Sabbath Lilly Hawks (Amy Wright).