Elmer Gantry (1960) | |
| Director(s) | Richard Brooks |
| Producer(s) | Bernard Smith |
| Top Genres | Drama |
| Top Topics | Alcohol, Book-Based |
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Elmer Gantry Overview:
Elmer Gantry (1960) was a Drama Film directed by Richard Brooks and produced by Bernard Smith.
The film was based on the novel of the same name written by Sinclair Lewis published in 1927.
SYNOPSIS
Fine adaptation of Sinclair Lewis's 1927 novel about a charismatic ex-football player who becomes an evangelist, plagiarizing speeches to promote himself above all else as he successfully exploits the folks of America's Corn Belt during the '20s.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Academy Awards 1960 --- Ceremony Number 33 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Burt Lancaster | Won |
| Best Supporting Actress | Shirley Jones | Won |
| Best Music - Scoring | Andre Previn | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Bernard Smith, Producer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Richard Brooks | Won |
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Quotes from
Jim Lefferts: You look like a man who could use a drink.
Elmer Gantry: You know somethin', Jim? There oughta be a law against drinkin'.
Jim Lefferts: There is. Prohibition.
Elmer Gantry: That's against sellin', not drinkin'.
Jim Lefferts: Amen.
George Babbitt: Besides, I'm for a free press, for free enterprise... and for whatever the hell the other freedoms are!
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Facts about
After this film was released, Burt Lancaster got a letter from a boyhood friend he had not heard from in years. The friend wrote him that Lancaster's part in this film was the closest to the way Lancaster acted in real life when they were kids.
Because of the success of the novel, it was adapted by Patrick Kearney into a play, which opened in New York City on 7 August 1928 and closed in September 1928 after 48 performances. The title role was played by Edward Pawley and Sharon Falconer was played by Vera Allen.
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