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UNITED STATES · 1960

Elmer Gantry

Richard Brooks
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Synopsis

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.

Year1960
CountryUnited States
DirectorRichard Brooks
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