Is Elmer Gantry one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Elmer Gantry end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Elmer Gantry violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Elmer Gantry scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Elmer Gantry easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Elmer Gantry

Name: Elmer Gantry
Genre: Drama
Released: 1960
Duration: 146 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger, Shirley Jones

If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was a soul to be saved—Gantry would save it …

Directed by Richard Brooks

Produced by United Artists

1960146 min7.3 / 10

A sharp-edged satire of American religious hypocrisy and commercial exploitation, following a con man's rise through the revival circuit and his entanglement with an evangelist.

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.

Clusters

Fantasy Versus Reality Toxic Romance Stories Corrupted by Ambition Dark Comedies About Ambition Working-Class Occupations

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Con Man Fraud Kansas, Usa Religion Preacher Religious Hypocrisy Traveling Salesman Evangelist Revivalism Revival Meeting

Questions people ask

Is Elmer Gantry one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of films.
Does Elmer Gantry end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Elmer Gantry violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Elmer Gantry scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is Elmer Gantry sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Elmer Gantry easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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