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Marjoe

Name: Marjoe
Director: Howard Smith
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1972-07-24
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Marjoe Gortner, Vernon Gortner, Agnes Benjamin, Sarah Kernochan

Release Date: July 24, 1972

Genre: Documentary

Duration: 1h 28m

Rating: ⭐ 7.7/10

Director: Howard Smith

Cast: Marjoe Gortner, Vernon Gortner, Agnes Benjamin, Sarah Kernochan

Storyline

Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the "church tent" Revivalist circuit, commenting on the showmanship of Evangelism and "the religion business", prior to the start of "televangelism". Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.