Resurrection (1980 film)

Resurrection (aka: The Resurrection)
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
Release dates	September 26, 1980 (1980-09-26)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Resurrection is a 1980 film which tells the story of a woman who survives the car accident which 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.^[1]

The movie was written by Lewis John Carlino and directed by Daniel Petrie.

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 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
Madeline Thornton-Sherwood as Ruth, a townswoman Edna heals

References

↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..Resurrection, 1980Retrieved November 20, 2016

External Links

1980 film: Resurrection at the Internet Movie Database
1999 TV film: Resurrection at the Internet Movie Database
Resurrection at Rotten Tomatoes

Films directed by Daniel Petrie

The Bramble Bush (1960)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
The Main Attraction (1962)
Stolen Hours (1963)
The Idol (1966)
The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
Moon of the Wolf (1973)
The Neptune Factor (1973)
The Gun and the Pulpit (1974)
Buster and Billie (1974)
Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
Lifeguard (1976)
Sybil (1976)
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
The Betsy (1978)
Resurrection (1980)
Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981)
Six Pack (1982)
The Dollmaker (1984)
The Bay Boy (1984)
Square Dance (1987)
Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
Cocoon: The Return (1988)
My Name Is Bill W. (1989)
Lassie (1994)
The Assistant (1998)
Inherit the Wind (1999)
Wild Iris (2001)

Lewis John Carlino

Director	The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976) The Great Santini (1979) Class (1983)

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