Der Ketzer (1979)
Nach seiner Entlassung aus dem Militärdienst kehrt der junge Amerikaner Hazel Motes in seine Heimat in den Südstaaten zurück. Aber was einmal sein Zuhause war, ist mittlerweile ein entvölkertes Dorf, dessen Bewohner es in die großen Städte gezogen hat. Daraufhin beschließt auch Hazel, in der nächstbesten Stadt nach einer neuen Aufgabe zu suchen. Doch was ihm dort an Begegnungen widerfährt, ist für den jungen Heimkehrer, dessen psychische Verfassung ohnehin angeschlagen ist, alles andere als förderlich. Vor allem sträubt er sich gegen die überall auf ihn einwirkende Scharlatanerie der Heilsprediger und ihre Vermarktung des Glaubens. Mehr noch, wegen seines teils verschlossenen, teils befremdlich suggestiven Verhaltens hält man ihn selbst für einen Prediger. Das fordert Hazel Motes schließlich zu einem blasphemischen Gegenschlag heraus: Er wird Laienprediger für eine Kirche ohne Christus, ohne Sünde und damit auch ohne Erlösung...
Der Regisseur:
John Huston
Die Autor:
Benedict Fitzgerald, Michael Fitzgerald.
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Brad Dourif as Hazel Motes |
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Dan Shor as Enoch Emory |
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Amy Wright as Sabbath Lily |
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Harry Dean Stanton as Asa Hawks |
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Mary Nell Santacroce as Landlady |
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Ned Beatty as Hoover Shoates |
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John Huston as Grandfather |
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William Hickey as Preacher |
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J.L. Parker as Karl |
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Marvin Sapp as Raymond |
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Richard Earle as Jakob Winslow |
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Herb Kossover as Jacob Wood |
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Betty Lou Groover as Leora Watts |
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John Tyndall as Loki Martinson |
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Gillaaron Houck as Stranger #1 |
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Philip Mixer as Stranger #2 |
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Sharon Johnson as Stranger #3 |
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Joe Dorsey as Stranger #4 |
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Stratton Leopold as Depressed Human |
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Leonard Holmes as Stranger #5 |
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Daniel Albright as Stranger #6 |
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Tommy Alson as Young Man |
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Harold Horne as Stranger #7 |
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Jim Barbee as Slade |
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Gene Howard as Little Boy |
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Raymond Foskey as Salesman |
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Vicky Dyer as Little Girl |
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Elijah Perry as Jerry Bob Jackson |
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Ken Flower as Ken Guy |
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Gladys Hill as Lisa Martinson |
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Ray Wilkes as Slade Bob Jackson |
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Dan Albright as Policeman |
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Allan A. Apone as Gonga the Gorilla (uncredited) |
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Don Chambers as Street Listener (uncredited) |
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William Finley as Man (uncredited) |
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Bart Russell as Man in the Street (uncredited) |
| Directing | John Huston | Director |
| Writing | Flannery O'Connor | Novel |
| Writing | Benedict Fitzgerald | Screenplay |
| Camera | Mike Rutter | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Michael Fitzgerald | Producer |
| Production | Kathy Fitzgerald | Producer |
| Sound | Colin Charles | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Stratton Leopold | Casting |
| Art | Sally Fitzgerald | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sally Fitzgerald | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Michael Fronik | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Uta Freiwald | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Allan A. Apone | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Roberto Silvi | Editor |
| Camera | Gerry Fisher | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Michael Fitzgerald | Screenplay |
| Production | Hans Brockmann | Associate Producer |
| Production | Wolfgang Limmer | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Tom Shaw | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Alex North | Original Music Composer |
