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Elmer Gantry (1960)
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Starring: |
Burt Lancaster,
Jean Simmons,
Dean Jagger,
Shirley Jones,
Arthur Kennedy,
Patti Page
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Director:
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Richard Brooks
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Drama,
Classics,
Classics,
Special Interest,
Special Interest
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MGM / UA
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Subtitles: |
Spanish,French
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Length: |
147 mins
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Featuring Burt Lancaster in a compelling Best Actor Oscar-winning performance, Elmer Gantry is unforgettable screen entertainment "surging with power and excitement" (Variety)!
Handsome, opportunistic, immoral.Traveling salesman Elmer Gantry (Lancaster) is all this and more. So when he stumbles into a revival meeting and discovers that he can hustle money in a tent-show as easily as in a saloon, Gantry converts to evangelism. Joining forces with Sister Sharon Falconer (Jean Simmons), he delivers demon-bashing oratories that bring him fame and fortune. But when an old flame (Shirley Jones) re-appears, Gantry is forced to confront demons of a more worldly order -- long-buried secrets that will make his "saintly" life a veritable Hell on Earth!
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