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 …
Starring Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy
Directed by Richard Brooks
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.
Runtime: 146 min.
Rating: 7.2
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama
Keywords: based on novel or book,con man,kansas,traveling salesman,evangelist,revivalism
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 (uncredited)
Choir Member
Sam - Storekeeper
Preacher of Black Congregation