Elmer Gantry (1960)
If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was a soul to be saved—Gantry would save it …
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.
- Date of release
- 1960-07-07
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (209)
- Runtime
- 2h 26m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Richard Brooks
Casting
- Burt Lancaster — Elmer Gantry
- Jean Simmons — Sister Sharon Falconer
- Arthur Kennedy — Jim Lefferts
- Dean Jagger — William L. Morgan
- Shirley Jones — Lulu Bains
- Patti Page — Sister Rachel
- Edward Andrews — George F. Babbitt
- John McIntire — Rev. John Pengilly
- Hugh Marlowe — Rev. Philip Garrison
- Joe Maross — Pete
- Philip Ober — Reverend Planck
- Barry Kelley — Police Captain Holt
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