MoviesPrix

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 …

Genres

Drama

Overview

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.

Details

Budget

$3000000

Revenue

$10400000

Runtime

146 min

Release Date

1960-07-07

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Vote Count

181

Vote Average

7.3

Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

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)

Similar Movies
Explore movies similar to this one that you might also enjoy.

5.8

Little Peach

1958-05-13 | ja

6.2

The Tiger Gang

1971-08-20 | de

6.8

The Count of Monte-Cristo

1975-10-31 | en

5.6

The Story of O

1975-08-27 | fr

7.4

Sense and Sensibility

1995-12-13 | en

6.4

The Sum of All Fears

2002-05-31 | en

5.8

Read It and Weep

2006-07-21 | en

6.7

A Tale of Two Cities

1958-02-07 | en

6.3

Buffalo Soldiers

2002-10-31 | en

8.0

The Sting

1973-12-25 | en

5.4

Freejack

1992-01-17 | en

6.9

Orlando

1992-12-11 | en

4.5

Storm over Tjurö

1954-07-19 | sv

5.8

Fallen Angels' Paradise

1999-01-01 | ar

6.2

Just Cause

1995-02-17 | en

6.8

Love Story

1970-12-16 | en

6.5

Cheer Boys!!

2019-05-10 | ja

0.0

También esto pasará

2025-05-09 | es

6.3

12 Strong

2018-01-18 | en

6.3

People in the Summer Night

1948-10-09 | fi