The Apostle

The Apostle
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Duvall
Written byRobert Duvall
Produced bySteven Brown
Rob Carliner
Starring
CinematographyBarry Markowitz
Edited byStephen Mack
Music byDavid Mansfield
Production
company
Distributed byOctober Films
Release dates
  • September 6, 1997 (1997-09-06) (TIFF)
  • December 19, 1997 (1997-12-19) (United States)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[1]
Box office$21.3 million[1]

The Apostle is a 1997 American drama film written and directed by Robert Duvall, who stars in the title role. John Beasley, Farrah Fawcett, Walton Goggins, Billy Bob Thornton, June Carter Cash, Miranda Richardson, and Billy Joe Shaver also appear. It was filmed on location in and around Saint Martinville and Des Allemands, Louisiana with some establishing shots done in the Dallas, Texas area. The majority of the film was shot in the Louisiana areas of Sunset and Lafayette.

The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[2] For his performance, Duvall was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film for 1997.

  1. ^ a b "The Apostle (1997) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Apostle". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved October 3, 2009.