Elmer Gantry
“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.
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Cast
52 people
Burt Lancaster
Elmer Gantry
Known for
The Leopard
From Here to Eternity
Jean Simmons
Sister Sharon Falconer
Known for
Spartacus
North and South
Arthur Kennedy
Jim Lefferts
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
The Man from Laramie
Dean Jagger
William L. Morgan
Known for
Game of Death
Vanishing Point
Shirley Jones
Lulu Bains
Known for
Over the Garden Wall
The Music Man
Patti Page
Sister Rachel
Also in
Boys' Night Out
Dondi
Edward Andrews
George F. Babbitt
Known for
Gremlins
Sixteen Candles
John McIntire
Rev. John Pengilly
Known for
Psycho
Turner & Hooch
Hugh Marlowe
Rev. Philip Garrison
Known for
All About Eve
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Joe Maross
Pete
Known for
Run Silent, Run Deep
Sometimes a Great Notion
Philip Ober
Reverend Planck
Known for
North by Northwest
From Here to Eternity
Barry Kelley
Police Captain Holt
Known for
The Asphalt Jungle
The Manchurian Candidate
Richard Brooks Director · Sinclair Lewis Author André Previn Composer
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $3M · United States release July 7, 1960
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Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$10,400,000
Gross vs. budget
3.5×
Production
United Artists
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 29, 1960
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · July 7, 1960
Theatrical
Germany
February 17, 1961 · Theatrical
Spain
March 18, 1975 · Theatrical
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