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Mar 4, 1983 · Tender Mercies: Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley. A broken-down, middle-aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together.
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- Drama, Music
- Bruce Beresford
- 1983-03-04
Tender Mercies is a 1983 American drama film directed by Bruce Beresford, featuring Robert Duvall as singer-songwriter Mac Sledge in a performance that won him an Academy Award.
Jun 17, 2009 · "Tender Mercies" (1983) was his first American film, and its five nominations included best director, picture, and original song. He room a chance on casting Tess Harper in her first movie, after discovering her at an open audition in Texas.
Down-on-his-luck country singer Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall) has nowhere to turn when he wakes up in a motel, short on cash. So he takes a job from Rosa Lee (Tess Harper), the kindly widow who...
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- Bruce Beresford
- PG
- Robert Duvall
The original trailer in high definition of Tender Mercies directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley and Ellen Barkin.
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Robert Duvall won an Oscar for his role as a burnout country singer trying to redeem himself through love in Bruce Beresford's "Tender Mercies". The movie is as much about Texas and the music scene there as it is about its protagonist.
Mar 4, 1983 · ''Tender Mercies'' highlights Mr. Duvall, who is so thoroughly transformed into Mac that he even walks with a Texan's rolling gait, but it also features some superb supporting performances.
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