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Elmer Gantry (1960)
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"If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was a soul to be saved—Gantry would save it …"
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Score
73
NR
2 hr 26 min
Jul 7th, 1960
Drama
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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.
Starring
Burt Lancaster
Jean Simmons
Arthur Kennedy
Director
Richard Brooks
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Movie Details
Theatrical Release:
July 7th, 1960
On DVD & Blu-ray:
March 6th, 2001
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Movie Budget:
$3,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:
$10,400,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:
English
Production Companies:
United Artists
Movie Tags:
based on novel or book
religion
fraud
con man
kansas, usa
preacher
traveling salesman
religious hypocrisy
evangelist
revival meeting
Cast & Crew
B
Burt Lancaster
as Elmer Gantry
J
Jean Simmons
as Sister Sharon Falconer
A
Arthur Kennedy
as Jim Lefferts
D
Dean Jagger
as William L. Morgan
S
Shirley Jones
as Lulu Bains
P
Patti Page
as Sister Rachel
A
André Previn
Original Music Composer
B
Bernard Smith
Producer
R
Richard Brooks
Director
R
Richard Brooks
Screenplay
S
Sinclair Lewis
Novel
J
John Alton
Director of Photography
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