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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 .
- $3 million
- André Previn
- Bernard Smith
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.
- Richard Brooks
- 104
- 3 min
94% Tomatometer 33 Reviews 87% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings When hedonistic but charming con man Elmer Gantry (Burt Lancaster) meets the beautiful Sister Sharon Falconer (Jean Simmons), a ...
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- Burt Lancaster
- Richard Brooks
- United Artists
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.
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.
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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 Sister Sharon Falconer (played by Jean Simmons).