Review of Elmer Gantry (1960) by Rosemarie S — 11 Dec 2009

Good & funny about living the double life of religious hypocrisy... Burt Lancaster was fantastic...

This review of Elmer Gantry (1960) was written by Rosemarie S on 11 Dec 2009.

Elmer Gantry has generally received very positive reviews.

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