FILM

Tender Mercies

A broken-down, middle-aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together.<br />
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Tender Mercies
Released:
March 04, 1983

Cast:

Robert Duvall
Tess Harper
Betty Buckley
Wilford Brimley
Ellen Barkin

Director:
Bruce Beresford

Producer:
Philip S. Hobel

Written by:
Horton Foote

Distributor:
Universal Pictures

Budget:
4.5 million

Box Office:
8.44 million

Awards:

Academy Award for Best Actor (Robert Duvall)
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (Horton Foote)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture (Phillip S. Hobel)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Director (Bruce Beresford)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Song (Austin Roberts, Bobby Hart for “Over You”)



Rotten Tomatoes Score:
85 percent