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Tender Mercies (1983)

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. (source: imdb.com)

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Robert Duvall

Mac Sledge
Tess Harper

Rosa Lee
Betty Buckley

Dixie
Wilford Brimley

Harry
Ellen Barkin

Sue Anne
Lenny von Dohlen

Robert
Paul Gleason

Reporter
Michael Crabtree

Lewis Menefee
Harlan Jordan

Waiter

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Release Date

4 March 1983

Tagline

Robert Duvall is Mac Sledge, down and out country singer. His struggle for fame was over. His fight for respect was just beginning

Genre

Drama, Music

Country

USA

Filming Locations

Palmer, Texas, USA

Language

English

Sound Mix

Stereo

Color

Film Type

Feature

Film Class

Family Drama, Showbiz Drama

Mood

Only Human

Themes

Redemption, Starting Over, Alcoholism, All Washed Up

Tones

Austere, Compassionate, Intimate, Reflective, Understated

Wikipedia

Tender Mercies is a 1983 American drama film directed by Bruce Beresford. The screenplay by Horton Foote focuses on Mac Sledge, a recovering alcoholic country music singer who seeks to turn his life around through his relationship with a young widow and her son in rural Texas. Robert Duvall plays the role of Mac; the supporting cast includes Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley, Ellen Barkin and Allan Hubbard.