Marjoe
MovieTitle | Marjoe |
User score | 7.6 |
Release date | Jul 24, 1972 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Howard Smith , Sarah Kernochan |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Mauser Productions, Cinema X |
Run time | 88 min. |
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.