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.
Burt Lancaster
Elmer Gantry
Jean Simmons
Sister Sharon Falconer
Arthur Kennedy
Jim Lefferts
Dean Jagger
William L. Morgan
Shirley Jones
Lulu Bains
Patti Page
Sister Rachel
Edward Andrews
George F. Babbitt
John McIntire
Rev. John Pengilly
Hugh Marlowe
Rev. Philip Garrison
Joe Maross
Pete
Philip Ober
Reverend Planck
Barry Kelley
Police Captain Holt
Wendell Holmes
Reverend Ulrich
Dayton Lummis
Eddington
Colin Kenny
Extra at Revival Meeting
William H. O'Brien
Train Conductor
Bert Stevens
Choir Member
John Qualen
Sam - Storekeeper
Rex Ingram
Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited)
Sally Fraser
Prostitute
Robert P. Lieb
Lincoln Police Captain
Larry J. Blake
Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
Benny - Photographer (uncredited)
George Cisar
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Ralph Dumke
Everett Glass
Rev. Brown (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Hobo in Boxcar (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Dan Riss
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Max Showalter
Deaf Man (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Michael Whalen
Rev. Phillips (uncredited)
Jean Willes
Prostitute (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Congregation Member (uncredited)
Harry Antrim
Phil Bloom
Cornerman (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Claudia Bryar
Religious woman collecting money in opening scene (uncredited)
George DeNormand
George Ford
Reporter (uncredited)
Johnny Kern
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Radio Station Official (uncredited)
BarBara Luna
William Meader
Charles Morton
Man Destroying Revival Tent (uncredited)
Milton Parsons
Revivalist (uncredited)
Bob Perry
Jack Stoney
Revival Tent Roustabout (uncredited)
Ken Terrell
Blind Man (uncredited)
Ray Walker
Guy Way
Man at Fire (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
Janitor in Revival Tent (uncredited)
Richard Brooks
Director
Bernard Smith
Producer
Jun 28, 1985
Apr 15, 2009
Dec 29, 2022
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Mar 9, 1973
Dec 9, 1994
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Sep 26, 1980
Dec 16, 2002
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United Artists
US
United States
English
