Elmer gantry is a 1960 american drama film about a con man and a female evangelist selling religion to smalltown america. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Rent elmer gantry 1960 starring burt lancaster and jean simmons on dvd and bluray. Gantry burt lancaster drops into the revival tent for his first experience of the phenomenal sister sharon falconer jean simmons in elmer gantry, 1960, from the sinclair lewis novel view the tcmdb entry for elmer gantry 1960. Elmer gantry never knew who set him thirty dimes, wrapped in a tract about holiness, nor why. If there was a dollar to be made gantry would make it.
I returned the dvd for a replacement which had similar problems, but at different points in the movie. Elmer gantry 1960 full movie download full hd youtube. Will his charade collapse when an exlover shows up to settle a score. Adapted by director richard brooks, the film is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by sinclair lewis and stars burt lancaster, jean simmons, arthur kennedy, shirley jones and patti page. Elmer gantry script transcript from the screenplay andor. Kritzerland kr 200148 country united states format cd release date 2mar2010 upn 857252001480 limited edition of 1,000 copies. Both the show and their relationship are threatened, however, when one of gantry s exlovers decides that she has a score to settle with. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Released august 21st, 1997, elmer gantry stars burt lancaster, jean simmons, dean jagger, shirley jones the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 25. Elmer gantry, is initially attracted by booze and easy money though he eventually renounces tobacco and alcohol and chasing. Find movie and film cast and crew information for elmer gantry 1960 richard brooks on allmovie. Both the show and their relationship are threatened, however, when one of gantrys exlovers decides that she has a. When hedonistic but charming con man elmer gantry meets the beautiful sister sharon falconer, a roadside revivalist, he feigns piousness to join her act as a passionate preacher. Rent elmer gantry 1960 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Finally, the elmer gantry script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the burt lancaster movie. Elmer gantry 1960 1080p download yify movie torrent yts. Feb 22, 2008 elmer gantry, the traveling evangelist who loved whiskey, women and wealth, was conceived by sinclair lewis in a bestselling 1927 novel and continues to resonate with modern audiences. Jim had a resolute tenor, and as to elmer gantry, even more than his bulk, his thick black hair, his venturesome black eyes, you remembered that arousing barytone. But he found the sentiments in the tract useful in his sermon, and the thirty dimes he spent for lovely photographs of burlesque ladies. So when he stumbles into a revival meeting and discovers that he can hustle money in a tentshow as easily as in a saloon, gantry converts to evangelism. The portland art museum and northwest film center are closed in an effort to further stem the spread of covid19. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of elmer gantry. Watch elmer gantry 1960 full movie free online streaming tubi.
A charming conman pretends to be a preacher and romances a roadside revivalist. In 1960, a film version of elmer gantry was made, with burt lancaster, in the title role, winning an oscar for best actor. Arthur kennedy jim lefferts, dean jagger william l. This particular talent comes in handy for a traveling salesman in the 1920s. Elmer and jim lefferts retired to a table to nourish the long, rich, chocolate strains suitable to drunken melody. He is immediately taken with sister sharon falconer, a lay preacher whose hellfire. Elmer gantry, the traveling evangelist who loved whiskey, women and wealth, was conceived by sinclair lewis in a bestselling 1927 novel. Elmer gantry, american film drama, released in 1960, that was an adaptation of sinclair lewiss novel of the same name and featured academy awardwinning performances by burt lancaster and shirley jones. Both the show and their relationship are threatened, however, when one of gantrys exlovers. Will try to buy elmer gantry dvd from another source. Released august 21st, 1997, elmer gantry stars burt lancaster, jean simmons, dean jagger, shirley jones the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 25 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Velvet opera elmer gantrys biography founded in coventry, uk in 1967 renamed to only velvet opera in 1969 disbanded in 1971 elmer gantrys velvet opera, a very long name for a short living british band formed in 1967 during the peak of british psychedelia, but despite their formation era, they were one of the most advanced bands from their era, blended with.
Starring burt lancaster and jean simmons, elmer gantry is about a fasttalking traveling salesman named elmer gantry lancaster who always seems able to talk his way out of any problematic situation, as well having the knack to talk anyone into just about anything. In my copy of elmer gantry, one sentence is underlined six times. The two make a successful onstage pair, and their chemistry extends to romance. Traveling salesman elmer gantry burt lancaster, run silent, run deep is all this and more. Staubsaugervertreter elmer gantry ist in seinem be.
Watch elmer gantry 1960 full movie free online streaming. Download elmer gantry 1960 yify torrent for 720p mp4. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Directed and written by richard brooks, based on the 1927 novel by sinclair lewis. The outlines of the elmer gantry story are familiar from the novel and from its wellknown movie after listening to a new recording of an opera, elmer gantry by robert aldridge with a libretto by herschel garfein, i wanted to read the famous 1927 novel. Im on my way to canaan land uncredited traditional arranged by mahalia jackson sung by patti page and the audience at a revival meeting reprised by her at the end. Elmer gantry 1960 richard brooks cast and crew allmovie. Elmer gantry is a fast talking, hard drinking traveling salesman who always has a risque story and a hip flask to entertain cronies and customers alike. Lancaster portrayed the title character, a charlatan evangelist who joins a ministry headed by. He had, in fact, got everything from church and sunday school, except, perhaps, any longing whatever for decency and kindness and reason. Elmer gantry is a 1960 film about a con man and a female evangelist selling religion to small town america.
Download elmer gantry 1960 yify torrent for 720p mp4 movie. Gantry burt lancaster drops into the revival tent for his first experience of the phenomenal sister sharon falconer jean simmons in elmer gantry, 1960, from the sinclair lewis novel. Burt lancaster won his only academy award out of four nominations for his devilishly seductive performance as a downandout scoundrel turned fiery preacher in richard brookss adaptation of. Elmer gantry, is initially attracted by booze and easy money though he eventually.
The film also scored oscar nominations for best picture and for andre previns score. That sums up sinclair lewis 1927 satire of scandalous fundamentalist ministers pretty well. Adapted by director richard brooks, the film is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by sinclair lewis and stars burt lancaster, jean simmons, arthur kennedy, shirley jones and patti page elmer gantry was nominated for five academy awards. Elmer gantry is a satirical novel written by sinclair lewis in 1926 that presents aspects of the religious activity of america in fundamentalist and evangelistic circles and the attitudes of the 1920s public toward it. Elmer gantry was a labor of love for brooks, who had dreamed of filming lewiss novel for more than a decade and spent two years writing the script, which won the oscar for best adapted screenplay.
Good video quality,however the audio turned off intermittently, greatly reducing the enjoyment of watching. With burt lancaster, jean simmons, arthur kennedy, dean jagger. The outlines of the elmer gantry story are familiar from the novel and from its wellknown movie after listening to a new recording of an opera, elmer gantry by robert aldridge with a libretto by herschel garfein, i wanted to read the famous 1927 novel by sinclair lewis on which the opera was based. Elmer gantry burt lancaster, a drunken, dishonest street preacher allegedly patterned on billy sunday, wrangles a job with the travelling tent ministry conducted by sister sharon falconer jean. All public programs, screenings, and events are canceled until further notice. Ive always rated this movie and to capture yer imagination when yer about 12,it must be good. A fasttalking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause. Adapted by director richard brooks, the film is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by sinclair lewis and stars burt lancaster, jean simmons, arthur kennedy, shirley jones and patti page elmer gantry was nominated for five academy awards in 1961, including best.
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