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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.
- Bruce Beresford
- 96
- 2 min
The supporting cast includes Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley, Ellen Barkin and Allan Hubbard. Financed by EMI Films, Tender Mercies was shot largely in Waxahachie, Texas. The script was rejected by several American directors before the Australian Beresford accepted it.
- $4.5 million
- March 4, 1983, (limited)
- Philip S. Hobel
- George Dreyfus
Tessie Jean Harper (née Washam; born August 15, 1950) is an American actress. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her first film role in 1983's Tender Mercies, and for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1986 film Crimes of the Heart.
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"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.
Dec 12, 2012 · The actor: Tess Harper had all but given up on the idea of making a living as an actress when she was cast in Bruce Beresford’s 1983 film, Tender Mercies, but the attention she received in...
