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     Burt Lancaster

     Elmer Gantry
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     Jean Simmons

     Sister Sharon Falconer
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     Dean Jagger

     William L. Morgan
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     Shirley Jones

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     Arthur Kennedy

     Jim Lefferts
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     Patti Page

     Sister Rachel

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Elmer_Gantry_(film)Elmer Gantry (film) - Wikipedia

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   Elmer Gantry is a 1960 American drama film about a confidence man and a female evangelist selling religion to small-town America. Adapted by director Richard Brooks, the film is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis, and stars Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones and Patti Page .

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4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0053793Elmer Gantry (1960) - IMDb

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   Elmer Gantry: Directed by Richard Brooks. With Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger. A fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause.

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   • Genre: Drama

   • Director: Richard Brooks
   • Release Date: 1960-08-26

5. www.imdb.com › title › tt0053793Elmer Gantry (1960) - Plot - IMDb

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   Salesman Elmer Gantry, salesman teams up with evangelist Sister Sharon Falconer to sell religion to 1920s America. They make enough money to build a temple, and Sister Sharon falls for Elmer. He is tested by temptation and almost capitulates, but is then wrongly accused by the jilted temptress.

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   Brief Synopsis. A young drifter finds success as a traveling preacher until his past catches up with him. Cast & Crew. Read More. Richard Brooks. Director. Burt Lancaster. Elmer Gantry. Jean Simmons. Sister Sharon Falconer. Arthur Kennedy. Jim Lefferts. Dean Jagger. William L. Morgan. Shirley Jones. Lulu Bains. Photos & Videos. View All. 1 Photo.

   • Director: Richard Brooks

   • Actors: Burt Lancaster

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   When hedonistic but charming con man Elmer Gantry (Burt Lancaster) meets the beautiful Sister Sharon Falconer (Jean Simmons), a roadside revivalist, he feigns piousness to join her act as a...

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   • Actors: Burt Lancaster

   • Director: Richard Brooks
   • Produce Company: United Artists

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   Was Elmer Gantry based on a true story?

   • Elmer Gantry, American film drama, released in 1960, that was an adaptation of Sinclair Lewis ’s novel of the same name and featured Academy Award -winning performances by Burt Lancaster and Shirley Jones. Lancaster portrayed the title character, a charlatan evangelist who joins a ministry headed by Sister Sharon Falconer (played by Jean Simmons).

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   Who is Elmer Gantry?

   • Elmer Gantry is a hard-drinking, fast-talking traveling salesman with a charismatic personality who infuses biblical passages and fervor into his pitches as a way to ease and collect money. He is drawn to the roadshow of Sister Sharon Falconer and is immediately attracted to the revivalist's saintly aura.

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   • Jwelch5742 Salesman Elmer Gantry, salesman teams up with evangelist Sister Sharon Falconer to sell religion to 1920s America. They make enough money to build a temple, and Sister Sharon falls for Elmer. He is tested by temptation and almost capitulates, but is then wrongly accused by the jilted temptress.

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   What happens in Elmer Gantry?

   • In the 1920s, Elmer Gantry entertains a group of fellow salesmen in a speakeasy with his ribald jokes and easy charm. When a Salvation Army worker enters, Gantry shocks and moves the crowd with an impromptu, impassioned sermon equating God with love. After collecting money from the patrons, Gantry takes a drunken barfly back to his hotel room.

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    Elmer Gantry, American film drama, released in 1960, that was an adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s novel of the same name and featured Academy Award-winning performances by Burt Lancaster and Shirley Jones. Lancaster portrayed the title character, a charlatan evangelist who joins a ministry headed by.

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    Elmer Gantry. A Best Actor Oscar went to Burt Lancaster for his outstanding performance as a con-man-turned-preacher in this provocative indictment of religious corruption. Co-stars Jean Simmons and Shirley Jones. 579 IMDb 7.7 2 h 26 min 1960. 13+. Drama · Cerebral · Mystical · Passionate. This video is currently unavailable.