Story Line
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.
“If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was a soul to be saved—Gantry would save it …”
Top Cast
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
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Rating
7.3/ 10
Release Date
1960-07-07
Runtime
2h 26m
Genres
Drama
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User Reviews (2)
CinemaSerf
7/10
•1/27/2024Burt Lancaster is on great form here as the eponymous quick-talking and charismatic hoover salesman who alights upon the successful industry that is "Sister Sharon" (Jean Simmons). She preaches the word of God with a piousness that he finds compellin...
Wuchak
7/10
•8/12/2024**_The story of traveling tent revivalists in 1920’s America_**
A fast-talking salesman from Missouri (Burt Lancaster) is attracted to the troupe of a winsome evangelist (Jean Simmons). Once he proves his abilities as a charismatic preacher, he jo...