Lancaster puts in a thrilling, Oscar-winning performance in this cynical satire on religious evangelism which was considered extremely controversial at the time of its release.
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03/16/04
Elmer Gantry (1960)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:24
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 27 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Elmer Gantry is a charming, fast-talking con, working the road as a traveling salesman in the 1920s. Burt Lancaster stars as the elusive Gantry in this charismatic adaptation of Sinclair Lewis's... [More]
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Dean Jagger, Arthur Kennedy
Director: Richard Brooks
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Reviews for Elmer Gantry
Lancaster pulls out all the stops in one of his most memorable roles as the lustful, ambitious charlatan of Sinclair Lewis's powerful novel.
04/08/08
The briskly paced drama of a religious opportunist, his colleagues and his times utilizes the tools of the motion picture in expert fashion.
05/20/03
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08/22/03
Highly recommended for fans of Lancaster or Jean Simmons, who plays the earnest young preacher who gets caught up in Gantry's web.
03/22/01
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10/09/05
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01/30/04
Burt Lancaster gives one of his most memorable and zestiest performances as the lustful, charismatic evangelist charlatan in Richard Brooks' loose adaptation of Sinclair Lewis 1927 powerful novel.
11/06/07
With a host of fine performances, and a strong sense of period and place conveyed by John Alton's lush camerawork, there's still plenty to enjoy.
01/26/06
The most interesting part of this movie is its use of broad strokes to mask subtle sketches and careful characterizations.
07/16/01
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04/04/03
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06/11/03
Still powerful expose of evangelism.
07/19/04
This gets progressively nastier and winds up with an impressive hellfire finish.
04/08/08
Lancaster and Simmons are scorching as the con artist and the evangelist who join forces in the 1920s Midwest.
03/10/03
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10/10/04
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12/18/02
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01/07/03
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