Elmer Gantry
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1960
2h 26m
NR
English
Drama
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Elmer Gantry
NR
Movie
1960
2h 26m
English
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.
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Cast
Elmer Gantry
Sister Sharon Falconer
Jim Lefferts
William L. Morgan
Lulu Bains
Sister Rachel
George F. Babbitt
Rev. John Pengilly
Rev. Philip Garrison
Pete
Reverend Planck
Police Captain Holt
Reverend Ulrich
Eddington
Extra at Revival Meeting
Train Conductor
Choir Member
Sam - Storekeeper
Preacher of Black Congregation (un...
Prostitute
Lincoln Police Captain
Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
Benny - Photographer (uncredited)
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Directed By: Richard Brooks
Written By: Richard Brooks (Screenplay), Sinclair Lewis (Novel)
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CinemaSerf
4 weeks ago
Burt Lancaster is on great form here as the eponymous quick-talking and charismatic hoover salesman who alights upon the successful industry that is "Sister Sharon" (Jean Simmons). She preaches the word of God with a piousness that he finds compelling. Not because he shares her zeal, but because he More
Wuchak
4 weeks ago
**_The story of traveling tent revivalists in 1920’s America_**
A fast-talking salesman from Missouri (Burt Lancaster) is attracted to the troupe of a winsome evangelist (Jean Simmons). Once he proves his abilities as a charismatic preacher, he joins the "road church" show, but a woman from his More
A fast-talking salesman from Missouri (Burt Lancaster) is attracted to the troupe of a winsome evangelist (Jean Simmons). Once he proves his abilities as a charismatic preacher, he joins the "road church" show, but a woman from his More
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