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An unsuccessful writer is hailed as a prophet when his novel is discovered by a secret cult.
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Original Language
EN

Gulley Jimson is a boorish aging artist recently released from prison. A swindler in search of his next art project, he hunkers down in the penthouse of would-be patrons the Beeders while they go on an extended vacation; he paints a mural on their wall, pawns their valuables and, along with the sculptor Abel, inadvertently smashes a large hole in their floor. Jimson's next project is an even larger wall in an abandoned church.

When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.