The two make a successful onstage pair, and their chemistry extends to romance. Contents. Adapted by director Richard Brooks, the film is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis and stars Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones and Patti Page.. If "Elmer Gantry" worked better than most was largely due to Brooks ability to tell a rattling good yarn at a cracking pace and to the performances of a superb cast.
With Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger. Also sign me up for FanMail to get updates on all things movies: tickets, special offers, screenings + more. Fandango FANALERT® Sign up for a FANALERT® and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. A fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause.
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. Elmer Gantry (Burt Lancaster), a drunken, dishonest street preacher allegedly patterned on Billy Sunday, wrangles a job with the travelling tent ministry conducted by Sister Sharon Falconer (Jean Simmons). Besetzung und Stab von Elmer Gantry - Gott ist im Geschäft, Regisseur: Richard Brooks. Besetzung: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, John McIntire, Hugh Marlowe. A con man (Burt Lancaster) joins an evangelist sister (Jean Simmons) in the 1920s Midwest. Elmer Gantry is a 1960 American drama film about a con man and a female evangelist selling religion to small-town America. Read the Elmer Gantry movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on Movies.com. Elmer Gantry (1960) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of Elmer Gantry with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at TVGuide.com Find movie and film cast and crew information for Elmer Gantry (1960) - Richard Brooks on AllMovie Directed by Richard Brooks.