Elmer Gantry (1960)
- Directed by
- Richard Brooks
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 200 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A con man teams up with an evangelist sister to run revival shows across the Midwest. They exploit trusting locals for money and power.
fast-pacedcynicalmanipulativedramaticexplosivemorally complexsatiricalintense
What happens
Elmer Gantry is a 1960 American psychological drama film directed by Richard Brooks and starring Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones, and Patti Page. An adaptation of the 1927 novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis, it focuses on a charismatic con man who, along with an itinerant evangelist sister, stages revival sermons throughout the Midwestern United States, taking advantage of unknowing locals. Elmer Gantry was nominated for five Academy Awards in 1961, including Best Picture and Best Score. It won Best Actor for Lancaster, Best Supporting Actress for Jones and Best Adapted Screenplay. Jean Simmons was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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