Fall From Grace

Name: Fall From Grace
Genre: Drama
Released: 1990-04-29
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 5.70
Cast: Bernadette Peters, Richard Herd, Kevin Spacey, Beth Grant

– Fall from Grace is a drama, concerning the lives of Jim Bakker and his then-wife, Tammy Faye Bakker ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

5.70 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 40 Minutes

Release Year:

1990

Original Name:

Fall From Grace

Fall from Grace is a drama, concerning the lives of Jim Bakker and his then-wife, Tammy Faye Bakker Messner during the 1980s, and starred Kevin Spacey and Bernadette Peters. This made-for-television movie aired on NBC on April 29, 1990. Jim Bakker (Kevin Spacey) establishes a large televangelical empire in the 1980s, including Heritage Village. However, they are removed from P.T.L, the ministry that they had established in 1987. Mr. Bakker was sentenced to prison on fraud and conspiracy charges. Not shown in the movie is the subsequent divorce, in 1992, of the Bakkers. Bernadette Peters, as Tammy Faye Bakker, sings several gospel songs, among them "Amazing Grace", "God Rides on the Wings of Love", and "His Eye is on the Sparrow". Peter Matz arranged the music.

Producing Country:

USA

Genre:

Drama

Release Date:

29 Apr 1990

Language:

English

Directed by:

Karen Arthur

Story Written By:

Ken Trevey

Main Actors:

Bernadette Peters, Richard Herd, Kevin Spacey, Beth Grant

Plot:

Biographical film about televangelists Jim and Tammy Bakker chronicles their rise in the religious arena and their ultimate fall in 1987 after Jim's 1980 dalliance with Jessica Hahn which came to light and their mismanagement of funding of their PTL ministries.

Awards:

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination.

Production Company:

NBC

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

5.9/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

50%

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