Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry

Information

Release DateJuly 7, 1960
Runtime2h 26m
StatusReleased
Budget$3M
Revenue$10M
ProductionUnited Artists
LanguagesEnglish
7.3
186 votes
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Elmer Gantry

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

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Richard Brooks
Richard Brooks

Featured 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

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