- Fall from Grace (1990 film)
Infobox Film | name = Fall from Grace
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director =Karen Arthur
producer =Richard L. O'Connor
writer =Ken Trevey
starring =Kevin Spacey Bernadette Peters
music = Charles Bernstein
cinematography = Tom Neuwirth
editing =Dann Cahn
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released =April 29 1990 (NBC television)
runtime = 100 minutes
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0099538"Fall from Grace" is a drama, concerning the lives of
Jim Bakker and his then-wife,Tammy Faye Bakker Messner during the 1980s, and starredKevin Spacey andBernadette Peters . This made-for-television movie aired on NBC on April 29, 1990.Plot summary
Jim Bakker (Kevin Spacey) establishes a large televangelical empire in the 1980s, only to have it fall. Mr. Bakker was sentenced to prison on fraud and conspiracy charges.
Bernadette Peters, as Tammy Faye Bakker, sings several gospel songs, among them "Amazing Grace" and "I Know He's Watching Me";
Peter Matz arranged the music.Not shown in the movie is the subsequent divorce, in 1992, of the Bakkers.
Cast
* Jim Bakker --
Kevin Spacey
* Tammy Faye Bakker --Bernadette Peters
* Richard Dortch --Richard Herd
* Rev. Jerry Falwell --Richard Paul Awards and nominations
Emmy Awards
* Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special --WINNER (tied with "The Phantom of the Opera")* Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special --nominated
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099538/ Internet Movie Database listing]
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