The read
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the "church tent" Revivalist circuit, commenting on the showmanship of Evangelism and "the religion business", prior to the start of "televangelism". Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
35 audience votes
Key crew
- Sarah KernochanDirector
- Howard SmithDirector
Cast
- Marjoe GortnerSelf
- Vernon GortnerSelf
- Agnes BenjaminSelf
- Sarah KernochanSelf
Stills
Themes
businessreligionchurchevangelismevangelistwoman director