Elmer Gantry (1960)
Country: US
Technical: col 146m
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones
Synopsis:
A fast-talking, hard-drinking travelling salesman attaches himself to an attractive revivalist preacher, but his past catches up with him.
Review:
A mould-breaking role in Lancaster's career, this hellfire evangelist con artist got him an Oscar. It is a stirring drama in the end, but is a long time getting to the point.
Country: US
Technical: col 146m
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones
Synopsis:
A fast-talking, hard-drinking travelling salesman attaches himself to an attractive revivalist preacher, but his past catches up with him.
Review:
A mould-breaking role in Lancaster's career, this hellfire evangelist con artist got him an Oscar. It is a stirring drama in the end, but is a long time getting to the point.
Country: US
Technical: col 146m
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones
Synopsis:
A fast-talking, hard-drinking travelling salesman attaches himself to an attractive revivalist preacher, but his past catches up with him.
Review:
A mould-breaking role in Lancaster's career, this hellfire evangelist con artist got him an Oscar. It is a stirring drama in the end, but is a long time getting to the point.