146 mins |
Rated
PG (Violence)
Directed by Richard Brooks
Starring Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones, Patti Page
Playing as part of Academy's Easter programming April 15th - 18th!
Handsome. Opportunistic. Immoral.
Traveling salesman Elmer Gantry (Burt Lancaster) is all this and more. So when he stumbles into a revival meeting and discovers that he can hustle money in a tent-show as easily as in a saloon, Gantry converts to evangelism. Joining forces with Sister Sharon Falconer (Jean Simmons, BLACK NARCISSUS), he delivers demon-bashing oratories that bring him fame and fortune. But when an old flame (Shirley Jones, THE MUSIC MAN) re-appears, Gantry is forced to confront demons of a more worldly order -- long-buried secrets that will make his saintly life a veritable Hell on Earth!
Wonderfully directed by Richard Brooks (IN COLD BLOOD) and based on the bestselling novel by Sinclair Lewis (DODSWORTH). Winner of 3 Academy Awards® including Actor (Lancaster), Supporting Actress (Jones) and Adapted Screenplay (Brooks).
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Playing as part of Academy's Easter programming April 15th - 18th!
Handsome. Opportunistic. Immoral.
Traveling salesman Elmer Gantry (Burt Lancaster) is all this and more. So when he stumbles into a revival meeting and discovers that he can hustle money in a tent-show as easily as in a saloon, Gantry converts to evangelism. Joining forces with Sister Sharon Falconer (Jean Simmons, BLACK NARCISSUS), he delivers demon-bashing oratories that bring him fame and fortune. But when an old flame (Shirley Jones, THE MUSIC MAN) re-appears, Gantry is forced to confront demons of a more worldly order -- long-buried secrets that will make his saintly life a veritable Hell on Earth!
Wonderfully directed by Richard Brooks (IN COLD BLOOD) and based on the bestselling novel by Sinclair Lewis (DODSWORTH). Winner of 3 Academy Awards® including Actor (Lancaster), Supporting Actress (Jones) and Adapted Screenplay (Brooks).