
Movie Info
Genre
Biography, DramaRelease Date
October 10, 2008 (Limited)MPAA Rating
PGStudio
Rocky Mountain PicturesOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Robby BensonProducer
William Paul McKay, Lawrence Mortorff, Martin ShielScreenwriter
Jana Lyn RutledgeStarring
- Martin Landau
- Armie Hammer
- Lindsay Wagner
- Kristoffer Polaha
- Josh Turner as George Beverly Shea
- Stefanie Butler
- Cody Carwile
- Abbi Butler
Movie Story
Everyone knows who he is. Now find out how he got there.
Most of us know Billy Graham as the self-assured and charismatic preacher who became one of the most important figures of 20th Century Christianity. Now, we meet Billy as the earnest and promising young man at the crossroads of faith and doubt, ultimately facing the moment of decision that launched one of history's most powerful evangelistic careers.
Most compellingly, Bill: The Early Years paints its portrait of Graham against the backdrop of his relationship with Charles Templeton, another gifted young preacher who's faith could not withstand the onslaught of scientific skepticism. He and Graham parted ways and in the film, Templeton comes to personify the rising tide of disbelief into which Graham launched his crusades.
Filmed in Tennessee, Billy: The Early Years captures the feel of the Depression-era tent revival where Graham heeded the altar call, and follows him through the doubt and resolution of the next decade. The film was directed by the versatile actor/director Robby Benson - the voice of The Beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
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Reader's Reviews

Loved the movie. Wiiiish it had been longer.
posted by Billy, The Early Yea on Oct 12, 2008
Refreshing, a movie without sex and violence and it kept our interest. Would love to know more about him.
posted by Billy, The Early Yea on Oct 12, 2008
Wow, so much more to Billy than an evangelist. Felt so sorry for Templeton.
posted by COMELLA, BOSTON, MA on Oct 12, 2008
A movie I can take my wife and family to.
posted by Bronk, Fall River on Oct 12, 2008
When is the movie, Billy The Later Years coming? Enjoyed it, a lot!
posted by Sara VA on Oct 12, 2008
Hey, Billy seemed like a real guy, faith and struggles, so human
posted by Paula, AZ on Oct 12, 2008
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