Elmer Gantry (1960)
If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was a soul to be saved—Gantry would save it …
146 min
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.
- Release date
- July 7, 1960
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $3,000,000
- Box office
- $10,400,000
Trailer
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
Crew
- Richard Brooks · Director
- Richard Brooks · Writer
- Sinclair Lewis · Writer
- Bernard Smith · Producer
- André Previn · Composer
- John Alton · Cinematographer
- Marjorie Fowler · Editor