Best Actor1961 Film Fan Awards33rd Academy Awards
Best Actor Nominee
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Nominated Talent & Credits
Burt Lancaster— Burt Lancaster
Synopsis / Overview
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.
Historical Academy Record
ACTOR — 33rd Academy Awards (1961)
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