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The Neon Bible(1995)
Status: Released
Date: 1995-08-23
61%
26 Votes
Time: 1h 32m
Overview:
During a train ride, a teenager recalls his upbringing in 1940s small-town Georgia and the events that have led to this point.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom,
Spain
ProductionCompanies: 
Scala Productions
Screen Partners Ltd.
Iberoamericana Films Producción
Academy Pictures
Three Rivers Production
Movie: The Neon Bible
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jacob Tierney
David (aged 15)
Drake Bell
David (aged 10)
Gena Rowlands
Mae Morgan
Diana Scarwid
Sarah
Denis Leary
Frank
Bob Hannah
George
Leo Burmester
Bobbie Lee Taylor
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