Film · 1982

Tender Mercies

Name: Tender Mercies
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1983-03-04
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley, Ellen Barkin

Directed by Bruce Beresford · starring Robert Duvall, Tess Harper and Betty Buckley

1 h 29 min
PG
Drama · Music
USA

6.6 Users4 votes

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Synopsis

Academy Award winner Robert Duvall headlines this touching story of a down-and-out country singer named Mac and the young widow (Tess Harper) he meets in a small Texas town. But as their relationship blossoms, Mac's years of hard living resurface when his music star ex-wife (Betty Buckley) appears in a nearby town, bringing his estranged daughter (Ellen Barkin) with her.

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The essentials

Runtime: 89 min1 hour and 29 minutes
Rating: PGParental guidance

How long is Tender Mercies?: 1 hour and 29 minutes (89 minutes).
Who directed Tender Mercies?: Bruce Beresford.
Who is in Tender Mercies?: It stars Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley and Wilford Brimley.

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Cast

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Director: Bruce Beresford
Producers: Robert Duvall

Reviews

6.6 4 votes

Awards

All the awards

Academy Awards (Oscars) 1984 2 of 5 nominations Won: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen