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Tender Mercies is a 1983 American drama film directed by Bruce Beresford, featuring Robert Duvall as singer-songwriter Mac Sledge in a performance that won him an Academy Award.
Mar 4, 1983 · Tender Mercies: Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley. 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.
- (12K)
- Drama, Music
- Bruce Beresford
- 1983-03-04
Jun 17, 2009 · Robert Duvall won his only Oscar for his role as a former country singer who marries a young widow in Texas. The film by Bruce Beresford and Horton Foote is a quiet and realistic drama about love, loss and music.
Tender Mercies. An alcoholic drifter who is revealed to be a once-famous country singer must confront a painful past while facing an uncertain future that may only be redeemed by the simple power of love. Starring: Robert Duvall, Ellen Barkin, Tess Harper. Contains: Mild Coarse Language, Adult Themes.
- 92 min
- 324
- Jimbo's Filmcans
Tender Mercies (1983) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
82% Tomatometer 28 Reviews. 81% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings. Down-on-his-luck country singer Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall) has nowhere to turn when he wakes up in a motel, short on cash.
- (28)
- Drama
- PG
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Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall), a washed up, alcoholic country singer, awakens at a run-down Texas roadside motel and gas station after a night of heavy drinking. He meets the owner, a young widow named Rosa Lee (Tess Harper), and offers to work in exchange for a room.
