---
title: 'Tender Mercies (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bruce Beresford'
released: '1983-03-04'
runtime_minutes: 89
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/tender-mercies-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086423/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Tender Mercies (1983)

1983 · PG · 89 min · Drama, Music · United States


## Synopsis

Tender Mercies is a 1983 American drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Horton Foote. It stars Robert Duvall as singer-songwriter Mac Sledge, a former country music star whose career and relationship with his ex-wife and daughter were wrecked by alcoholism. Recovering from his affliction, Sledge seeks to turn his life around through his relationship with a young widow and her son in rural Texas. The supporting cast includes Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley, Ellen Barkin, and Allan Hubbard.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Ellen Barkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-barkin), [Betty Buckley](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-buckley), [Robert Duvall](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-duvall), [Horton Foote](https://cinepixo.com/people/horton-foote), [Philip Hobel](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-hobel)
- **Director:** [Bruce Beresford](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-beresford)
- **Screenplay:** [Horton Foote](https://cinepixo.com/people/horton-foote)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George Dreyfus](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-dreyfus)
- **Director of Photography:** [Russell Boyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-boyd)
- **Editor:** [William M. Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-m-anderson)

## Cast

- [Ellen Barkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-barkin)
- [Michael Crabtree](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-crabtree)
- [Betty Buckley](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-buckley)
- [Tony Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-frank)
- [Lenny Von Dohlen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lenny-von-dohlen)
- [Paul Gleason](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-gleason)
- [Tess Harper](https://cinepixo.com/people/tess-harper)
- [Harlan Jordan](https://cinepixo.com/people/harlan-jordan)
- [Helena Humann](https://cinepixo.com/people/helena-humann)
- [Robert Duvall](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-duvall)
- [Wilford Brimley](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilford-brimley)

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