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Elmer Gantry

72.59% | Jul 07, 1960 | Drama

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. The two make a successful onstage pair, and their chemistry extends to romance. Both the show and their relationship are threatened, however, when one of Gantry's ex-lovers decides that she has a score to settle with the charismatic performer.

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Richard Brooks
Director
Richard Brooks
Screenplay

Cast

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Burt Lancaster
Elmer Gantry
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Jean Simmons
Sister Sharon Falconer
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Arthur Kennedy
Jim Lefferts
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Dean Jagger
William L. Morgan
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Shirley Jones
Lulu Bains

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