Feb 22, 2008 elmer gantry, a flawed preacher for the ages elmer gantry, the traveling evangelist who loved whiskey, women and wealth, was conceived by sinclair lewis in a bestselling 1927 novel and continues. Elmer gantry, as the title suggests, is an most insincere and hypocritical preacher of the faith. Elmer gantrys velvet opera elmer gantrys velvet opera. Thanks to gantry s enthusiastic hellfireandbrimstone sermons, sister sharons operation rises to fame and fortune, enough so that sharon. In my copy of elmer gantry, one sentence is underlined six times. K so its no surprise then, that this band would have slotted perfectly into the britpop scene, or going back further in. Download elmer gantry 1960 1080p bluray h264 aacrarbg. There is a mens dormitory, but elmer gantry and jim lefferts lived together in the.
Elmer gantry is a 1960 american drama film about a con man and a female evangelist selling religion to smalltown america. 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. Hes able to fool the people and gain their support even as the media denounces him. Rent elmer gantry 1960 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Shirley jones remembers careers many high notes sfgate. Burt lancaster and elizabeth taylor at the 1961 academy awards duration. Elmer gantry soundtrack from 1960 1998, composed by andre previn. Universally recognized as a landmark in american literature, elmer gantry.
Download elmer gantry 1960 1080p bluray h264 aacrarbg or any other file from movies category. 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. This particular talent comes in handy for a traveling salesman in the 1920s. Elmer gantry by lewis, sinclair and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Elmer gantry, is initially attracted by booze and easy money though he eventually renounces tobacco and alcohol and chasing women. He is immediately taken with sister sharon falconer, a lay preacher whose hellfireanddamnation revivalism has attracted quite a following. Sinclair lewis as set down in the good book elmer gantry in which this author of the early 20th century condemns organized religion, most notably the baptist church. Lancaster portrayed the title character, a charlatan evangelist who joins a ministry headed by. Find out where elmer gantry is streaming, if elmer gantry is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
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Elmer gantry has been a phony all his life and shara a saint, yet at the end jean simons character is more focused on the church an idol she has created than in what actually what she knows faith can do, and how she can be usefull to other people. Lancaster won the 1960 academy award for best actor, a golden globe award, and the new york film critics award for his performance. Elmer gantry s velvet opera, at various times also known as velvet opera, was a british rock band active in the late 1960s. Elmer gantry opens with a short shot of chapter 1 of the novel, im not sure if this implies a loyal reproduction, but since one of the criticisms i heard of this film is that it vulgarizes the. 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. It also seems to me that trump has become the modern incarnation of buzz windrip, the fascist demagogue who rises to power in lewiss 1935 novel, it cant happen here. Elmer gantry never knew who set him thirty dimes, wrapped in a tract about holiness, nor why.
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A fasttalking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious. A crude, profane, harddrinking and oversexed football player from paris, kan. Elmer gantry after starring as evangelist sister sharon falconer in the oscarwinning adaptation of sinclair lewis elmer gantry 1960, simmons married the director, richard brooks. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading elmer gantry. Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. In the 1920s, elmer gantry entertains a group of fellow salesmen in a speakeasy with his ribald jokes and easy charm. When a salvation army worker enters, gantry shocks and moves the crowd with an impromptu, impassioned sermon equating god with love. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Actor burt lancaster films finds he has a gift for bringing forth religious fervor in an audience in this scene from elmer gantry, drama now at the music box. Elmer gantry, american film drama, released in 1960, that was an adaptation of sinclair lewiss novel of the same name and featured academy. Movie typography from the film elmer gantry 1960, directed by richard brooks, starring burt lancaster, jean simmons, arthur kennedy, dean jagger. Download elmer gantry 1960 ws r2 german retail dvd. Directed by richard brooks, the movie is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by sinclair lewis and stars burt lancaster and jean simmons.
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Both the show and their relationship are threatened, however, when one of gantry s exlovers decides that she has a score to settle with. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. The two make a successful onstage pair, and their chemistry extends to romance. In fact, elmer gantry s velvet opera continued to sound thoroughly modern for decades, while their myriad musical meanderings took them down wayward byways that later became stylistic highways at least in their native u. Oct 30, 2012 in view of this fact, the idea that the dominance of religion over rational thought takes center stage in two seminal films of 1960elmer gantry, the tale of a wandering con man turned revivalist preacher and inherit the wind, stanley kramers dramatization of the scopes monkey trial, is a testament to the breaking of boundaries that were.
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