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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 ...
- 432
- 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 con man 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 sexuality.
- Richard Brooks
- 104
- 3 min
Elmer Gantry is a con man who poses as a preacher and falls in love with a revivalist. The film is based on a novel by Sinclair Lewis and satirizes religious hypocrisy and exploitation.
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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
Elmer Gantry is a fast-talking salesman who becomes a preacher and falls in love with Sister Sharon Falconer, a traveling evangelist. He faces temptation, scandal, and tragedy in his quest for fame and faith.
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Elmer Gantry is a novel by Sinclair Lewis that depicts the hypocrisy and corruption of Protestant fundamentalist preachers in the American Midwest. The novel follows the rise and fall of Elmer Gantry, a charismatic but amoral evangelist who denounces vice while indulging in it himself.
