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Director Richard Brooks

Writer Richard Brooks (Screenplay), Sinclair Lewis (Novel)

Release Date July 7, 1960

Runtime 146 min (2h 26m)

Country United States of America

Language EN

Budget $3,000,000

Box Office $10,400,000

Studios United Artists

Elmer Gantry (1960)

Name: Elmer Gantry
Genre: Drama
Released: 1960-07-07
Rating: 3.6

Directed by Richard Brooks

• Written by Richard Brooks , Sinclair Lewis

"If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was a soul to be saved—Gantry would save it …"

⭐ 3.6 / 5 (210 votes) ⏱️ 146 min 🎬 Drama

Ratings Breakdown:

210 ratings

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Synopsis

A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.

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