Elmer Gantry (1960)
2h 26min
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If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was a soul to be saved—Gantry would save it …
Themes:Moral AmbiguityRedemptionCorruption Of PowerFaith And DoubtHypocrisy Of ReligionDiscover Similar ThemesMood:ReflectiveDarkThought-ProvokingSatiricalCynicalDiscover Similar Mood
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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Personal TransformationUnrequited LoveUnconventional RomanceMoral DilemmasCharismatic PreacherPower Struggle Within A Religious OrganizationScandalous RevelationsUncovering HypocrisyFaith-Based Manipulation
















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Directed by: John Alton, Richard Brooks, Tom Shaw
Produced by: Bernard Smith
Composed by: André Previn
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