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Elmer Gantry is a 1960 American drama film about a confidence man and a female evangelist selling religion to small-town America. 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 .
Elmer Gantry: Directed by Richard Brooks. With Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger. A fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause.
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Bester Hauptdarsteller für Burt Lancaster; Beste Nebendarstellerin für Shirley Jones; Bestes adaptiertes Drehbuch für Richard Brooks; Der Film wurde als bester Film für den Oscar nominiert. Die Musik von André Previn wurde für den Oscar nominiert. Bei den Golden Globes gewann ebenfalls Burt Lancaster den Preis als Bester ...
8. Okt. 2012 · Elmer Gantry - Shirley Jones & Burt Lancaster. classicfilmrules. 39.4K subscribers. Subscribed. 400. 114K views 11 years ago. Shirley Jone's Oscar winning performance in Elmer Gantry....
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Burton Stephen Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American actor and film producer. Initially known for playing tough guys with a tender heart, he went on to achieve success with more complex and challenging roles over a 45-year career in films and television series.
Elmer Gantry, American film drama, released in 1960, that was an adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s novel of the same name and featured Academy Award-winning performances by Burt Lancaster and Shirley Jones. Lancaster portrayed the title character, a charlatan evangelist who joins a ministry headed by.
When hedonistic but charming con man Elmer Gantry (Burt Lancaster) meets the beautiful Sister Sharon Falconer (Jean Simmons), a roadside revivalist, he feigns piousness to join her act as a...
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