The film was shown out of competition at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival , and was released on DVD by the Criterion Collection on May 12 , 2009 . As a co-production with Germany the film was titled '' '' ' Der Ketzer '' ' '' or '' '' ' Die Weisheit des Blutes '' ' '' when released in Germany , and '' '' ' Le Malin '' ' '' when released in France
1979 Cannes Film Festival
1979 Cannes Film Festival
Wise Blood (film)