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Tender Mercies

film by Beresford [1983]

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discussed in biography

In Bruce Beresford
…to direct the Hollywood film Tender Mercies (1983), which was written by Horton Foote and starred Robert Duvall as a faded country music star. For the drama, Beresford received an Oscar nomination for best director. His next two films, King David (1985) and The Fringe Dwellers (1986), were misfires, but…
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Oscars to Duvall for best actor and Foote for best original screenplay, 1983

role of Duvall

In Robert Duvall
…motel and filling station in Tender Mercies (1983). For that role, he won the Academy Award for best actor. He ended the 1980s with his highly praised performance in the Emmy Award-winning TV miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989).
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screenplay by Foote

In Horton Foote
…novel by Harper Lee, and Tender Mercies (1983). His other notable scripts include Of Mice and Men (1992), an adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel of the same name, and Old Man (1997), a made-for-television movie based on The Wild Palms by William Faulkner.
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