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1960

Elmer Gantry

Directed by Richard Brooks
If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was a soul to be saved—Gantry would save it …

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.

Duration

2h 26m

Released

July 7, 1960

Revenue

$10,400,000

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7.3

Rating186

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Lists45

Cast34

  • Burt Lancaster
  • Jean Simmons
  • Arthur Kennedy
  • Dean Jagger
  • Shirley Jones
  • Patti Page
  • Edward Andrews
  • John McIntire
  • Hugh Marlowe

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