Movie
Elmer Gantry
Overview
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.
Details
- Release date
- 1960-07-07
- Runtime
- 146 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United Artists
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Elmer Gantry
- Jean Simmons as Sister Sharon Falconer
- Arthur Kennedy as Jim Lefferts
- Dean Jagger as William L. Morgan
- Shirley Jones as Lulu Bains
- Patti Page as Sister Rachel
- Edward Andrews as George F. Babbitt
- John McIntire as Rev. John Pengilly
- Hugh Marlowe as Rev. Philip Garrison
- Joe Maross as Pete
- Philip Ober as Reverend Planck
- Barry Kelley as Police Captain Holt
Crew
- Richard Brooks - Director
- Richard Brooks - Screenplay
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