robert duvall do an excellent job bring this film to life . the other actor in the film also contribute to give the apostle a realistic warmth rarely achieve in mainstream film . i refer to the cast a actor because aside from numerous character actor and duvall be one of the great and the film be inhabit by non actor . in other word and the people in church and from the holiness preacher to the warm small town folk and be real people and not train in act . duvall story be engage and beautiful in the way it show the flaw amid great talent in a man who choose for himself the call of apostle . i love this film and the accurate portrayal of some aspect of southern u. s. life and culture and and especially duvall performance .