Elmer Gantry (film)
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| Directed by | Richard Brooks |
| Screenplay by | Richard Brooks |
| Based on | Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis |
| Produced by | Bernard Smith |
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| Cinematography | John Alton |
| Edited by | Marjorie Fowler |
| Music by | André Previn |
Production company | Elmer Gantry Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million |
| Box office | $5.2 million (rentals) |
Elmer Gantry is a 1960 American psychological drama film directed Richard Brooks and starring Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones, and Patti Page. An adaptation of the 1927 novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis, it focuses on a charismatic con man who, along with an itinerant evangelist sister, stages revival sermons throughout the Midwestern United States, taking advantage of unknowing locals.
Elmer Gantry was nominated for five Academy Awards in 1961, including Best Picture and Best Score. It won Best Actor for Lancaster, Best Supporting Actress for Jones and Best Adapted Screenplay. Jean Simmons was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama category.