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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.
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Elmer Gantry. 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...
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- Burt Lancaster
- Richard Brooks
- United Artists
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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.
- Richard Brooks
- Burt Lancaster
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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Synopsis. Reception. Adaptations. Citations. General bibliography. External links. 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.
