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Elmer Gantry
Directed by
Richard Brooks
Approved
1960
2h 26m
Drama
7.7
94%
87%
7.3
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A charming con man joins an itinerant evangelical sister who travels the American Midwest taking advantage of gullible locals in the 1920s.
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Cast of Elmer Gantry
Burt Lancaster
Elmer Gantry
Jean Simmons
Sister Sharon Falconer
Arthur Kennedy
Jim Lefferts
Dean Jagger
William L. Morgan
Shirley Jones
Lulu Bains
Patti Page
Sister Rachel
Edward Andrews
George F. Babbitt
John McIntire
Rev. John Pengilly
Hugh Marlowe
Rev. Philip Garrison
Joe Maross
Pete
Philip Ober
Reverend Planck
Barry Kelley
Police Captain Holt
Wendell Holmes
Reverend Ulrich
Dayton Lummis
Eddington
Colin Kenny
Extra at Revival Meeting
William H. O'Brien
Train Conductor
Bert Stevens
Choir Member
John Qualen
Sam - Storekeeper
Rex Ingram
Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited)
Sally Fraser
Prostitute
Elmer Gantry Ratings & Reviews
Slant Magazine
Dan Jardine
The film pulls few punches in its story of the hypocrisy, materialism, and opportunism at the heart of the evangelical world of Bible-thumping barnstorming revival troupes
TV Guide
Lancaster pulls out all the stops in one of his most memorable roles as the lustful, ambitious charlatan of Sinclair Lewis's powerful novel.
Variety
Variety Staff
Brooks honors the spirit of Lewis' cynical commentary on circus-type primitive exhortation with pictorial imagery that is always pungent. He also has written dialog that is frank and biting.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Brooks was the ultimate vulgarizer of serious literature.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
Burt Lancaster gives one of his most memorable and zestiest performances as the lustful, charismatic evangelist charlatan in Richard Brooks' loose adaptation of Sinclair Lewis 1927 powerful novel.
Kansas City Kansan
Steve Crum
Hypocrisy and religion exploited! Lancaster and Shirley Jones are terrific.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Ken Hanke
Still powerful expose of evangelism.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Daniel M. Kimmel
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New York Times
A.H. Weiler
The briskly paced drama of a religious opportunist, his colleagues and his times utilizes the tools of the motion picture in expert fashion.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Lancaster and Simmons are scorching as the con artist and the evangelist who join forces in the 1920s Midwest.
Apollo Guide
Jaime N. Christley
The most interesting part of this movie is its use of broad strokes to mask subtle sketches and careful characterizations.
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