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By Private U (13,627) on 08 May 2008

Burt Lancaster gives a dazzling performance as a fraudulent itinerant preacher…

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By Michael K (2,029) on 26 Apr 2008

Really good.older, so that detracted from it a bit, but still really good.thought-provoking but not manipulative for or against christianity.burt…

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By Variety Staff (1,156) for Variety (12,700) on 07 Apr 2008

Brooks honors the spirit of Lewis' cynical commentary on circus-type primitive exhortation with pictorial imagery that is always pungent…

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By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 07 Apr 2008

Brooks was the ultimate vulgarizer of serious literature…

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By Kevin W (755) on 04 Apr 2008

Great old movie…

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By Paul M (2,133) on 15 Mar 2008

Some really memorable lines and scenes, especially towards the end, but not one of my favorites…

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By Robert I (1,833) on 02 Mar 2008

Burt Lanc's best performance, over the top for sure but totally spellbound was I…

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By Kwynn P (16) on 23 Jan 2008

Lancaster is breathtaking in the breadth of his charismatic creepiness in one of his countless great films about the rise and fall of a an…

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By Christina C (263) on 19 Jan 2008

Here's another oldie that still has a lot to say about humanity and about society - perhaps more so than when it came out…

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By Richard S (2,067) on 13 Jan 2008

Great movie-tremendous performance from Burt Lancaster…

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By Kevin E (331) on 13 Jan 2008

Lol I saw this awhile ago and forget to rate it. AMAZING, This is just amazing acting, Really spectacular…

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By Marlan M (120) on 25 Dec 2007

Burt Lancaster was perfect. And the plot's pretty darn interesting, too. Surprised that a movie like this came out in 1960…

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By Sean O (244) on 12 Dec 2007

A religious nut with huckerish hellfire is exposed as a fraud - could be a televangelist of today but was a preacher from half a century ago…

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By Frankie A (80) on 10 Dec 2007

Shirley Jones is HOT! in this like you can't believe! Burt Lancaster is FANTASTIC. Great social commentary about religion and love…

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By Adam M (1,526) on 25 Nov 2007

This profoundly demonstrates the truth behind religion - with a great performance by Burt Lancaster…

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By Vincent T (525) on 25 Nov 2007

Burt Lancaster's performance alone already deserves 5 stars…

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By Tim S (2,419) on 25 Nov 2007

The only movie I have watched over 100 times…

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By Will M (506) on 24 Nov 2007

Pretty compelling showcase for Lancaster as an athletic, charismatic huckster with a sinister edge (in other words, his ideal role)…

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By John D (2,323) on 23 Nov 2007

It's good kinda cultist with the religion though…

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By Kevin G (829) on 14 Nov 2007

I love this movie. It's very powerful on many levels, and I think it has more relevance today than it did when it was made…

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