1. Elmer Gantry - Rotten Tomatoes
Burt Lancaster is spell-binding in this fascinating film that's often humorous, frequently insightful, and somehow manages to be incredibly poignant while it's ...
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 passionate preacher. The two make a successful onstage pair, and their chemistry extends to romance. Both the show and their relationship are threatened, however, when one of Gantry's ex-lovers (Shirley Jones) decides that she has a score to settle with the charismatic performer.
2. Elmer Gantry (1960) directed by Richard Brooks • Reviews, film + cast
Who is this Elmer Gantry and what do you really know about him? The script moves along at whip-bang pace and there's hardly a moment of drag in the entire 2 1/2 ...
When hedonistic but charming con man Elmer Gantry meets the beautiful Sister Sharon Falconer, a roadside revivalist, he feigns piousness to join her act as a passionate preacher. The two make a successful onstage pair, and their chemistry extends to romance. Both the show and their relationship are threatened, however, when one of Gantry's ex-lovers decides that she has a score to settle with the charismatic performer.
3. Elmer Gantry (1960) - The Magnificent 60s
10 sep 2023 · Great classic I still need to discover. ... Well worth a look. ... I've always unfairly compared this to the Gothic majesty of Night of the Hunter, ...
Burt Lancaster gives the performance of his life as the eponymous burnt-out salesman finding financial redemption in the salvation business in Richard Brooks’ riveting examination of the revi…
4. Elmer Gantry - Variety
He acts with such broad and eloquent flourish that a finely balanced, more subdued performance by Jean Simmons as Sister Sharon seems pale by comparison. 1960: ...
In filming Sinclair Lewis' contentious 1927 study of a scandalous evangelist, Elmer Gantry, Richard Brooks has framed a big story and bold religioso subject for the old-fashioned rectangular screen (aspect ratio 1.33:1).
5. This Week's Review: “Elmer Gantry” | Houston Christian University
28 aug 2020 · In 1960, it was clear that the film was attacking “false prophets” rather than all evangelicals. The film deserved its Oscar, as did Lancaster ...
For once, the Curmudgeon found a film about which he cannot spew venom even though it was the target of considerable vituperation in 1960, Burt Lancaster ...
6. Movie Review – Elmer Gantry - PopCult Reviews
2 feb 2020 · Gantry is a terrifying figure when preaching, so loud & bombastic that you feel assaulted but then segueing into a smooth smile and soothing ...
Elmer Gantry (1960)Written by Richard Brooks and Sinclair LewisDirected by Richard Brooks When you look at the Joel Osteens and megachurches of our time, you need to understand they came out of the…
7. Elmer Gantry (Film, 1960) - MovieMeter.nl
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Drama film geregisseerd door Richard Brooks. Met Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons en Arthur Kennedy.
8. Elmer Gantry (1960) – Religious Hypocrisy and Political Power in ...
12 jan 2024 · 425 words, 2 minutes read time. "Elmer Gantry" (1960), a cinematic masterpiece directed by Richard Brooks, offers a profound exploration of ...
425 words, 2 minutes read time. “Elmer Gantry” (1960), a cinematic masterpiece directed by Richard Brooks, offers a profound exploration of the intricate dynamics intertwining religion,…
9. Elmer Gantry (1960) - Movie Musings
13 aug 2024 · Elmer Gantry (1960) ... Elmer Gantry (Burt Lancaster) has the patter down perfectly. He can charm, wheedle and turn a phrase to set the whole room ...
Burt Lancaster gives a magnetic, Oscar-winning, performance in this entertaining plot-boiler irector: Richard Brooks Cast: Burt Lancaster (Elmer Gantry), Jean Simmons (Sister Sharon Falconer), Arth…
10. Elmer Gantry Review | Movie - Empire Magazine
1 jan 2000 · Bitingly satirical at first, with Lancaster prefiguring Steve Martin by making the awful Elmer almost bearable because he's so entertaining, ...
Read the Empire Movie review of Elmer Gantry. ...
11. Elmer Gantry (1960) - Filmsite.org
The film was very popular and a box-office hit - on a budget of $3 million, it grossed $11.3 million dollars. It was shot in the uncharacteristic and ...
Elmer Gantry (1960) is an entertaining melodrama with memorable performances, from writer/director Richard Brooks. The 146 minute United Artists drama was the controversial telling of part of Sinclair Lewis' 1927 satirical muckraker novel regarding the charismatically engaging, but scandalous Midwestern salesman turned evangelist preacher in the 1920s.
12. Elmer Gantry - Movie Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes
The film does not attack the church; it exposes those who misuse religion for profit and turn the solemnity of our church service into a revival circus.
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13. ELMER GANTRY - Dennis Schwartz Reviews
... Rating: NR; producer: Bernard Smith; MGM Home Entertainment; 1960) “Greatly enhanced by the spirited Oscar performance by Burt Lancaster.” Reviewed by ...
ELMER GANTRY (director/writer: Richard Brooks; screenwriter: from the novel by Sinclair Lewis; cinematographer: John Alton; editor: Marjorie Fowler; music: Andre Previn; cast: Burt Lancaster (Elmer Gantry), Jean Simmons (Sister Sharon Falconer), Arthur Kennedy (Jim Lefferts), Dean Jagger (William L. Morgan), Shirley Jones (Lulu Bains), Patti Page (Sister Rachel), Ed Andrews (George F. Babbitt), John McIntire (Rev. John Pengilly), Hugh Marlowe (Rev. Philip Garrison), Joe Maross (Pete), Philip Ober (Rev. Planck), Barry Kelley (Police Captain Holt), Wendell Holmes (Rev. Ulrich), Dayton Lummis (Mr. Eddington), Rex Ingram (Preacher); Runtime: 145; MPAA Rating: NR; producer: Bernard Smith; MGM Home Entertainment; 1960)
14. ELMER GANTRY (1960) - 2 unpaid movie critics!!!!
25 aug 2024 · PLOT: A fast-talking traveling salesman convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause. Elmer Gantry pulls a ...
by Miguel E. Rodriguez DIRECTOR: Richard BrooksCAST: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley JonesMY RATING: 9/10ROTTEN TOMATOMETER: 94% Fresh PLOT: A fast-talking traveling salesman …
