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Elmer Gantry
If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was a soul to be saved—Gantry would save it …
If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was ...
Drama - 1960
7.8
94%
N/A
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.
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Rated:
Approved
Runtime:
146 min
Release date:
7 Jul 1960
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$3,000,000
Revenue:
$10,400,000
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. 11 wins & 14 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Brooks honors the spirit of Lewis' cynical commentary on circus-type primitive exhortation with pictorial imagery that is always pungent. He also has written dialog that is frank and biting.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
8 Apr 2008
rotten:
Brooks was the ultimate vulgarizer of serious literature.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
8 Apr 2008
fresh:
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.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
The briskly paced drama of a religious opportunist, his colleagues and his times utilizes the tools of the motion picture in expert fashion.
– A.H. Weiler,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
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