If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was a soul to be saved—Gantry would save it …
Elmer Gantry
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Trailer
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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.
- Directed by
- Richard Brooks
- Written by
- Richard Brooks, Sinclair Lewis
Cast
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
Wendell Holmes
Reverend Ulrich
Dayton Lummis
Eddington
Colin Kenny
Extra at Revival Meeting
William H. O'Brien
Train Conductor
Details
- Released
- July 7, 1960
- Runtime
- 2h 26m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Budget
- $3,000,000
- Box office
- $10,400,000
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