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Elmer Gantry (1960) [NR]

Release Date:
July 7, 1960

Original Title:
Elmer Gantry

Alternate Titles:
El fuego y la palabra
Elmer Gantry - Gott ist im Geschäft

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
United Artists

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16 US: NR

Runtime: 146

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Performers

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
Robert P. Lieb
Lincoln Police Captain
Larry J. Blake
Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
Benny - Photographer (uncredited)
George Cisar
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Ralph Dumke
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Rev. Brown (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Hobo in Boxcar (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Dan Riss
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Max Showalter
Deaf Man (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Michael Whalen
Rev. Phillips (uncredited)
Jean Willes
Prostitute (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Congregation Member (uncredited)

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Production

Art Direction:
Edward Carrere

Assistant Camera:
James Saper

Assistant Director:
Tom Shaw

Camera Operator:
Andrew J. McIntyre

Costume Design:
Dorothy Jeakins

Director:
Richard Brooks

Director of Photography:
John Alton

Editor:
Marjorie Fowler

Hairstylist:
Joan St. Oegger

Key Grip:
John Livesley

Makeup Artist:
Harry Maret
Robert J. Schiffer

Music Supervisor:
Ken Darby

Novel:
Sinclair Lewis

Original Music Composer:
André Previn

Producer:
Bernard Smith

Production Manager:
Gilbert Kurland

Screenplay:
Richard Brooks

Set Decoration:
William F. Calvert
Frank Tuttle

Sound:
Harry D. Mills

Sound Effects Editor:
Fred J. Brown

Stunts:
Bob Herron
Paul Baxley
Charles Horvath
Al Carmichael

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