Burt Lancaster
Elmer Gantry
About this film
What it's about
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.
Showtimes
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Cast & Crew
Who made it
Cast
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
Crew
Richard Brooks
Directing
Facts & references
Details
Title
Elmer Gantry
Year
1960
Runtime
2h 26m
Spoken Language
English
Genre
Drama
Director
Richard Brooks
IMDb
7.7 / 10 (13,223 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)
94%
IMDb ID
tt0053793
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