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Marjoe

Marjoe

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 24, 1972

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

76%

Original Title

Marjoe

Production Companies

Mauser Productions, Cinema X

Director

Sarah Kernochan

Description

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.