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Marjoe
Sign in to saveMarjoe is a 1972 American documentary film directed and produced by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan about Pentecostal preacher Marjoe Gortner, who was ordained as a preacher at only age four and became an evangelist sensation in the 1940s.
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Marjoe is a 1972 American documentary biographical film directed by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan. Produced by Mauser Productions and Cinema X, the movie was filmed in California and released on July 24, 1972. It runs for 88 minutes and is presented in English. The film features Marjoe Gortner as both its main subject and a recorded participant, exploring themes of religion, donation, and the psychology of religion.
The work examines the practices of televangelism and the use of gimmicks within the church and evangelism sectors. Its tagline states, "You Keep the Faith...Marjoe Keeps the Money." Marjoe was selected for the 1972 Cannes Film Festival and received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. It is also recognized in the Academy Award Best Documentary collection.
The film holds a review score of 100% and a rating of 7.9/10, alongside other scores of 7.6 and 7.4. It is available for viewing on video on demand through providers including fuboTV, Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, and DocuramaFilms Amazon Channel.
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7.6Part 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.
Cast
- Marjoe Gortner as Self
- Vernon Gortner as Self
- Agnes Benjamin as Self
- Sarah Kernochan as Self
Themes
- business
- religion
- church
- evangelism
- evangelist
- woman director
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Key facts
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- English
- Film.name
- Marjoe
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- Marjoe 1972 poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Howard SmithSarah Kernochan
- Film.producer
- Howard SmithSarah Kernochan
- Film.starring
- Marjoe Gortner
- Film.editing
- Lawrence Silk
- Film.distributor
- Cinema 5 Distributing
- Film.runtime
- 88 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 1972 Cannes Film Festival
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- psychology of religion
- Director
- Sarah Kernochan
- Cast member
- Marjoe Gortner
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 941453
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1972-01-01
- title
- Marjoe
- review score
- 100%
- references work, tradition or theory
- televangelism
- recorded participant
- Marjoe Gortner
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- Story
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- Soundtrack
- Rediscovery and re-release
- Awards
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- External links
Marjoe is a 1972 American documentary film directed and produced by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan about Pentecostal preacher Marjoe Gortner, who was ordained as a preacher at only age four and became an evangelist sensation in the 1940s.
Made with the knowledge and consent of Gortner, who, now in his late twenties, regrets the many lies he had been taught to preach as a child evangelist, documents his story and preachings that often leave church-goers in states of fervent euphoria, and culminate in money donations. While Gortner privately explains to the film crew the often-deceptive methods of many evangelists, most of the individuals featured, evangelists and church-goers alike, are unaware of the film's true aim of exposing exploitation and deception within evangelism.
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