Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

1960
2h 26m
7.3

7.3/10

196 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was a soul to be saved—Gantry would save it …"

Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $3,000,000

Revenue: $10,400,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
United Artists
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

based on novel or book con man fraud kansas, usa religion preacher religious hypocrisy traveling salesman evangelist revivalism revival meeting

Quick Facts

Release Date July 7, 1960
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0053793

Cast

Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster

Elmer Gantry

Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons

Sister Sharon Falconer

Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy

Jim Lefferts

Dean Jagger
Dean Jagger

William L. Morgan

Shirley Jones
Shirley Jones

Lulu Bains

Patti Page
Patti Page

Sister Rachel

Edward Andrews
Edward Andrews

George F. Babbitt

John McIntire
John McIntire

Rev. John Pengilly

Hugh Marlowe
Hugh Marlowe

Rev. Philip Garrison

Joe Maross
Joe Maross

Pete

Philip Ober
Philip Ober

Reverend Planck

Barry Kelley
Barry Kelley

Police Captain Holt

Key Crew

Richard Brooks
Director
Richard Brooks
Screenplay
Bernard Smith
Producer