Resurrection (1980 film)
Resurrection is a 1980 American drama film about a woman who survives the car accident that kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope of those in desperate need of healing, and a lightning rod for religious beliefs and skeptics. The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, Richard Farnsworth, Roberts Blossom and Eva Le Gallienne.[2]
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 Promotional poster for Resurrection | |
| Directed by | Daniel Petrie |
| Produced by | Renee Missel and Howard Rosenman |
| Written by | Lewis John Carlino |
| Starring | Ellen Burstyn Sam Shepard Richard Farnsworth Roberts Blossom Clifford David Pamela Payton-Wright Jeffrey DeMunn Eva Le Gallienne |
| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
| Cinematography | Mario Tosi |
| Edited by | Rita Roland |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,910,019[1] |
The movie was written by Lewis John Carlino, directed by Daniel Petrie, and produced by Renée Missel and Howard Rosenman.
It was nominated for two Academy Awards; one for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Ellen Burstyn) and another for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Eva Le Gallienne).
In 2010, this film was released on DVD as part of the Universal Vault Series of DVD-on-Demand titles. A Blu-ray version followed in 2019.[3]
A novelization was written by George Gipe.
Cast
- Ellen Burstyn as Edna Mae (Harper) McCauley
- Jeffrey DeMunn as Joseph "Joe" McCauley, Edna's husband
- Roberts Blossom as John Harper, Edna's father
- Eva Le Gallienne as Pearl, Edna's grandmother
- Lois Smith as Kathy, Edna's cousin
- Sam Shepard as Cal Carpenter, Edna's lover
- Richard Hamilton as Reverend Earl Carpenter, Cal's father
- Richard Farnsworth as Esco Brown, owner of "Last Chance Gas"
- Sylvia Walden as Louise, a woman Edna heals in Los Angeles
- Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood as Ruth, a townswoman Edna heals
References
- Resurrection at Box Office Mojo
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..Resurrection, 1980 Retrieved November 20, 2016
- Blu-ray.com listing for Resurrection Retrieved December 1, 2019.
External links
- 1980 film: Resurrection on IMDb
- 1999 TV film: Resurrection on IMDb
- Resurrection at Rotten Tomatoes