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Elmer Gantry

1960 film directed by Richard Brooks
Movie film Q1332957
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Summary

Elmer Gantry is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,444 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[5], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6]
  • Director: Richard Brooks[7]
  • Screenwriter: Richard Brooks[8], Sinclair Lewis[9]
  • Composer: André Previn[10]
  • Genre: drama film[11]
  • Based on: Elmer Gantry[12]
  • Cast member: Burt Lancaster[13], Jean Simmons[14], Arthur Kennedy[15], Shirley Jones[16], Dean Jagger[17], Patti Page[18], John McIntire[19], Barry Kelley[20], Edward Andrews[21], Harry Antrim[22], Hugh Marlowe[23], Jean Willes[24], Joe Maross[25], John Qualen[26]
  • Producer: Bernard Smith[27]
  • Performer: André Previn[28]
  • Production company: United Artists[29]
  • Director of photography: John Alton[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 7.8/10[33], 94%[34]
  • Color: color[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1960[37]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[38], Netflix[39]
  • Narrative location: Kansas[40]
  • Filming location: Santa Monica[41]
  • Film editor: Marjorie Fowler[42]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[43], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[44], Academy Award for Best Actor[45], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[46], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[47]
  • Title: Elmer Gantry[48]
  • Has characteristic: film based on literature[49]
  • After a work by: Sinclair Lewis[50]

Why It Matters

Elmer Gantry has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What awards did Elmer Gantry receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[5], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6].

Related Entities

André Previn Arthur Kennedy Burt Lancaster Dean Jagger film Jean Simmons Kansas Netflix Patti Page Richard Brooks Shirley Jones Sinclair Lewis United States

References

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  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi',
    Ampas collections film id → W060576
    Sitelink count → 33
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 53793
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 55714
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  4. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → elmer-gantry
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: elmer-gantry, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295959732|ELMER GANTRY (#295959732)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema rit"
  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1960-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Richard Brooks, Sinclair Lewis
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+140'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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