Elmer Gantry

Directed by Richard Brooks
Approved
1960    2h 26mDrama
7.794%87%
A charming conman joins an evangelist sister in the 1920s Midwest.

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Cast of Elmer Gantry

  • Burt LancasterElmer Gantry
  • Jean SimmonsSister Sharon Falconer
  • Arthur KennedyJim Lefferts
  • Dean JaggerWilliam L. Morgan
  • Shirley JonesLulu Bains
  • Patti PageSister Rachel
  • Edward AndrewsGeorge F. Babbitt
  • John McIntireRev. John Pengilly
  • Hugh MarloweRev. Philip Garrison
  • Joe MarossPete
  • Philip OberReverend Planck
  • Barry KelleyPolice Captain Holt
  • Wendell HolmesReverend Ulrich
  • Dayton LummisEddington
  • Colin KennyExtra at Revival Meeting
  • William H. O'BrienTrain Conductor
  • Bert StevensChoir Member
  • John QualenSam - Storekeeper
  • Rex IngramPreacher of Black Congregation (uncredited)
  • Sally FraserProstitute
  • Robert P. LiebLincoln Police Captain
  • Larry J. BlakeMac - Bartender (uncredited)
  • Peter BroccoBenny - Photographer (uncredited)
  • George CisarSalesman in Saloon (uncredited)
  • Ralph DumkeSalesman in Saloon (uncredited)
  • Everett GlassRev. Brown (uncredited)
  • Sol GorssHobo in Boxcar (uncredited)
  • Norman LeavittSalesman in Saloon (uncredited)
  • Dan RissRadio Announcer (uncredited)
  • Max ShowalterDeaf Man (uncredited)
  • Dale Van SickelSalesman in Saloon (uncredited)
  • Michael WhalenRev. Phillips (uncredited)
  • Jean WillesProstitute (uncredited)
  • Raoul FreemanCongregation Member (uncredited)
  • Richard BrooksDirector / Writer
  • Sinclair LewisWriter
  • Bernard SmithProducer

Elmer Gantry Ratings & Reviews

  • Mister ArnMay 14, 2025
    I remembered this movie as blasting religion, but after rewatching it, I came away with a different interpretation. This time I saw Gantry as sincere but flawed, and it changed everything

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