Elmer Gantry (1960)

Drama

When hedonistic but charming con man Elmer Gantry meets the beautiful Sister Sharon Falconer, a roadside revivalist, he feigns piousness to join her act as a passionate preacher. The two make a successful onstage pair, and their chemistry extends to romance. Both the show and their relationship are threatened, however, when one of Gantry's ex-lovers decides that she has a score to settle with the charismatic performer.

Updated May 10 2020

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1960-06-29

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1920s evangelist revivalism

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Runtime: 146 mins Revenue: $10,400,000 Budget: $3,000,000 Rating: 7.4 Tag Line: If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was a soul to be saved—Gantry would save it …

Cast

Philip Ober

Reverend Planck

Hugh Marlowe

Rev. Philip Garrison

Arthur Kennedy

Jim Lefferts

Burt Lancaster

Elmer Gantry

Jean Simmons

Sister Sharon Falconer

Dean Jagger

William L. Morgan

Edward Andrews

George F. Babbitt

John McIntire

Rev. John Pengilly

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Crew

Richard Brooks

Director

Richard Brooks

Screenplay

André Previn

Original Music Composer

Edward Carrere

Art Direction

Marjorie Fowler

Editor

Bernard Smith

Producer

John Alton

Director of Photography

Sinclair Lewis

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