Tender Mercies
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Tender Mercies is a 1983 American drama film about a washed-up country singer seeking redemption, acclaimed for its understated storytelling and Robert Duvall’s Oscar-winning performance.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNominated |
Academy Award for Best Director
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Academy Award for Best Original Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Song Score or Adaptation NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| academyAwardWon |
Academy Award for Best Actor
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Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| academyAwardWonBy |
Horton Foote
NERFINISHED
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Robert Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Russell Boyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countrySingerProtagonist | Mac Sledge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed for understated storytelling and performances ⓘ |
| director | Bruce Beresford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | William Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Waxahachie, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasReligiousElements | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadPerformancePraised | Robert Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | George Dreyfus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | understated ⓘ |
| notableSong | Over You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A washed-up country singer seeks redemption and a new life in rural Texas. ⓘ |
| producer | Philip S. Hobel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Hobel Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistPortrayedBy | Robert Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 92 ⓘ |
| screenplayOrigin | original screenplay ⓘ |
| screenplayPraised | Horton Foote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songOverYouPerformedBy | Lane Brody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Allan Hubbard
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Betty Buckley NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ Tess Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilford Brimley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
faith
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family ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | contemporary early 1980s ⓘ |
| writer | Horton Foote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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