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Elmer Gantry
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Elmer Gantry is a satirical novel written by Sinclair Lewis in 1926 that presents aspects of the religious activity of the United States in fundamentalist and evangelistic circles and the attitudes of the 1920s public toward it. Reverend Dr. Elmer Gantry, the protagonist, is attracted by drinking, making easy money (but he eventually renounces ...
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- Sinclair Lewis
- March 1927
- Harcourt Trade Publishers
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 .
- $3 million
- André Previn
- Bernard Smith
Burt Lancaster stars as a fast-talking salesman who becomes a preacher in a traveling tent show. The film, based on Sinclair Lewis' novel, won three Oscars and explores the themes of religion, hypocrisy and morality.
- Richard Brooks
- 104
- 3 min
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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- Burt Lancaster
- Richard Brooks
- United Artists
A film adaptation of Sinclair Lewis' novel about a young drifter who becomes a successful preacher but hides his past. Starring Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, and Shirley Jones.
- Richard Brooks
- Burt Lancaster
A fast-talking salesman becomes a preacher and falls in love with a revivalist in 1920s America. But his past catches up with him and threatens his faith and his relationship in this Oscar-winning drama.
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Find out who starred in and worked on the 1960 film adaptation of Sinclair Lewis' novel about a charismatic preacher. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, and more on IMDb.
