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Elmer Gantry Reviews

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Elmer Gantry is a charming, fast-talking con, working the road as a traveling salesman in the 1920s. Burt Lancaster stars as the elusive Gantry in this charismatic adaptation of Sinclair Lewis's 1927 novel. When Gantry runs across a group of traveling evangelists, he charms their saintly leader, Sister Susan Falconer (Jean .. Read more

Starring	Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Dean Jagger, Arthur Kennedy
Director	Richard Brooks
Genres	Drama

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- A 'controversial' look at revivalist religion which, with the passing of the years, is unlikely to raise many eyebrows.... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
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- - 7
  - 0
  Amazing film - very ...
  
  Amazing film - very dated now but I found it fasinating looking back to how things used to
  
  be - or how Hollywood viewed them - if you have seen Steve... read more »
  
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  - BUXTON
  - 30 Oct 2004 at 22:35
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  Elmer Gantry
  
  Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons. Powerful acting.
  
  At times a bit slow but tended to help it along. Very powerful script, can not think of any other ... read more »
  
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- - Karibu
  - 6 reviews
  - Stockton-on-Tees, England
  - 09 Sep 2010 at 13:28
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  Fire and brimstone
  
  This caused a bit of a flurry back in 1960 with its then rather frank depiction of sex - lead character Gantry is a loose man with loose morals and a way with ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 22 Nov 2008 at 12:44
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  A Richard Brooks’ masterclass
  
  Not seen on TV for a while, this is one that I’d wanted to see in full for years – which really demonstrates the value of the DVD hire system (well ... read more »
  
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  - North Cornelly, South Wales
  - 03 Oct 2007 at 21:18
- - 1
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  Elmer Sinks with a Fudd
  
  Endless. I know that the Bible is a very long book, but that is no excuse for this interminable movie.
  
  It was clearly meant to be very controversial... read more »
  
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- - klauski
  - west sussex
  - 27 Jun 2005 at 13:05
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  classic movie
  
  very enjoyable,great film,Burt lancaster at his best.
  
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  - cambridge,england
  - 17 Apr 2005 at 22:47
- - 7
  - 0
  Amazing film - very ...
  
  Amazing film - very dated now but I found it fasinating looking back to how things used to
  
  be - or how Hollywood viewed them - if you have seen Steve... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 51595
- - a customer
  - BUXTON
  - 30 Oct 2004 at 22:35
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- - 7
  - 0
  Amazing film - very ...
  
  Amazing film - very dated now but I found it fasinating looking back to how things used to
  
  be - or how Hollywood viewed them - if you have seen Steve... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 51595
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - BUXTON
  - 30 Oct 2004 at 22:35
- - 3
  - 0
  Fire and brimstone
  
  This caused a bit of a flurry back in 1960 with its then rather frank depiction of sex - lead character Gantry is a loose man with loose morals and a way with ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 662768
- - a customer
  - London
  - 22 Nov 2008 at 12:44
- - 1
  - 0
  classic movie
  
  very enjoyable,great film,Burt lancaster at his best.
  
  Report this review
- 93489
- - a customer
  - cambridge,england
  - 17 Apr 2005 at 22:47
- - 1
  - 0
  Elmer Sinks with a Fudd
  
  Endless. I know that the Bible is a very long book, but that is no excuse for this interminable movie.
  
  It was clearly meant to be very controversial... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 339086
- - klauski
  - west sussex
  - 27 Jun 2005 at 13:05
- - 1
  - 0
  Elmer Gantry
  
  Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons. Powerful acting.
  
  At times a bit slow but tended to help it along. Very powerful script, can not think of any other ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 922034
- - Karibu
  - 6 reviews
  - Stockton-on-Tees, England
  - 09 Sep 2010 at 13:28
- - 0
  - 0
  A Richard Brooks’ masterclass
  
  Not seen on TV for a while, this is one that I’d wanted to see in full for years – which really demonstrates the value of the DVD hire system (well ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 482286
- - a customer
  - North Cornelly, South Wales
  - 03 Oct 2007 at 21:18

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  Elmer Gantry is a charming, fast-talking con, working the road as a traveling salesman in the 1920s. Burt Lancaster stars as the elusive Gantry in this charismatic adaptation of Sinclair Lewis's 1927 novel. When Gantry runs across a group of traveling evangelists, he charms their saintly leader, ...