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Elmer Gantry / United Artists Pictures Inc. ; produced by Bernard Smith ; screenplay by Richard Brooks ; directed by Richard Brooks.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Smith, Bernard, producer.
Brooks, Richard, 1912-1992, adapter, screenwriter, director.
Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994, actor.
Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010, actor.
Jagger, Dean, 1903-1991, actor.
Kennedy, Arthur, 1914-1990, actor.
Jones, Shirley, 1934 March 31- actor.
Previn, André, 1929-2019, composer.
Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951.
United Artists Corporation, producer.
MGM Home Entertainment Inc., distributor.
Language:
English
French
Spanish
Subjects (All):
Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951--Film adaptations.
Lewis, Sinclair.
Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951.
Evangelists--United States--Drama.
Evangelists.
Evangelistic work--United States--Drama.
Evangelistic work.
Middle West--Drama.
Middle West.
Avarice--Drama.
Avarice.
United States.
Genre:
Drama.
Religious films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (147 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
polychrome
Edition:
Widescreen.
Place of Publication:
Santa Monica, CA : MGM DVD, [2001]
Language Note:
In English, French or Spanish; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
System Details:
DVD, NTSC, Region 1; Dolby Digital mono.
digital
optical
mono
Dolby
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Summary:
One man's fervent pursuit of wealth and power leads him to religion for profit in the evangelist tents of the 1920's Midwestern Corn Belt.
Participant:
Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Dean Jagger, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones, Patti Page.
Credits:
Cinematographer, John Alton; editor, Marjorie Fowler; music, Andre Previn.
Notes:
Based on Elmer Gantry / by Sinclair Lewis.
Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1960.
Special feature: original theatrical trailer.
Aspect ratio 1.66:1.
Academy Awards for Best Actor (Lancaster), Best Supporting Actress (Jones) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Brooks), 1961.
ISBN:
0792849159 :
9780792849155
OCLC:
46485830
Publisher Number:
027616858924
1001582 MGM DVD

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