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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.
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.
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.
Tender Mercies (1983) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall), a washed up, alcoholic country singer, awakens at a run-down Texas roadside motel and gas station after a night of heavy drinking. He meets the owner, a young widow named Rosa Lee (Tess Harper), and offers to work in exchange for a room.
Winner of two Academy Awards, Tender Mercies is a compassionate love story tracing the relationship between a burnt-out country western star and the young widow he meets in a small Texas motel.
