Movie
Elmer Gantry
Religion film with a runtime of 145 minutes, released in 1960. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Release DateJuly 7, 1960
TypeMovie
LanguageEnglish
Genrereligion, adaptation, drama
Synopsis
Powerful, large-scale drama about the rise to success of a hypocritical salesman with a brilliant gift for oratory who joins forces with a touring evangelist in the American Midwest during the 1920s. The story of the cynical charlatan's triumph is based on Sinclair Lewis's scathing 1927 satirical novel. Burt Lancaster, in the title role, won an Oscar for Best Actor, and director Richard Brooks was honored for his screenplay.
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Cast
- Burt Lancaster
- Shirley Jones
- Jean Simmons
- Dean Jagger
- Arthur Kennedy
- Patti Page
- Edward Andrews
- John McIntire
- Everett Glass
- Michael Whalen
- Hugh Marlowe
- Philip Ober
- Wendell Holmes
- Rex Ingram
- Joe Maross
- Barry Kelley
- André Previn
- Jean Willes
- Sally Fraser
- Dayton Lummis
- Larry J. Blake
- John Qualen
- George Selk
- Guy Wilkerson
- Milton Parsons
- Dan Riss
- Peter Brocco
- Max Showalter
- George 'Buck' Flower
- Ray Walker
- Ralph Dumke
- George Cisar
- Norman Leavitt
- Dorothy Jeakins
- Harry Maret
- John Alton
- Edward Carrere
- Robert J. Schiffer
- Sinclair Lewis
- Richard Brooks
- Marjorie Fowler
