El fuego y la palabra (1960)
Elmer Gantry (Burt Lancaster) es un hombre atractivo, oportunista y extremadamente inmoral. El día en el que asiste, por casualidad, a una reunión religiosa se da cuenta de lo fácil que es ganar dinero como predicador y se convierte a la religión Evangélica. Junto con la hermana Sharon Falconer (Jean Simmons), Elmer pronuncia unos estremecedores sermones que le permiten conseguir fama y dinero. Sin embargo, un periodista (Arthur Kennedy) sigue sus pasos para desenmascararlo. La situación se complica aún más cuando reaparece en su vida una antigua amiga (Shirley Jones), que hará que Gantry se tenga que enfrentar a su turbio pasado.
Directora:
Richard Brooks
Escritor:
Richard Brooks
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Burt Lancaster as Elmer Gantry |
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Jean Simmons as Sister Sharon Falconer |
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Arthur Kennedy as Jim Lefferts |
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Dean Jagger as William L. Morgan |
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Shirley Jones as Lulu Bains |
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Patti Page as Sister Rachel |
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Edward Andrews as George F. Babbitt |
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John McIntire as Rev. John Pengilly |
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Hugh Marlowe as Rev. Philip Garrison |
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Joe Maross as Pete |
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Philip Ober as Reverend Planck |
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Barry Kelley as Police Captain Holt |
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Wendell Holmes as Reverend Ulrich |
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Dayton Lummis as Eddington |
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Colin Kenny as Extra at Revival Meeting |
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William H. O'Brien as Train Conductor |
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Bert Stevens as Choir Member |
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John Qualen as Sam - Storekeeper |
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Rex Ingram as Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited) |
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Sally Fraser as Prostitute |
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Robert P. Lieb as Lincoln Police Captain |
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Larry J. Blake as Mac - Bartender (uncredited) |
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Peter Brocco as Benny - Photographer (uncredited) |
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George Cisar as Salesman in Saloon (uncredited) |
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Ralph Dumke as Salesman in Saloon (uncredited) |
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Everett Glass as Rev. Brown (uncredited) |
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Sol Gorss as Hobo in Boxcar (uncredited) |
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Norman Leavitt as Salesman in Saloon (uncredited) |
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Dan Riss as Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
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Max Showalter as Deaf Man (uncredited) |
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Dale Van Sickel as Salesman in Saloon (uncredited) |
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Michael Whalen as Rev. Phillips (uncredited) |
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Jean Willes as Prostitute (uncredited) |
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Raoul Freeman as Congregation Member (uncredited) |
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Harry Antrim as Salesman in Saloon (uncredited) |
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Phil Bloom as Cornerman (uncredited) |
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Paul Bradley as Congregation Member (uncredited) |
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Claudia Bryar as Religious woman collecting money in opening scene (uncredited) |
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George DeNormand as Congregation Member (uncredited) |
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George Ford as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Johnny Kern as Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) |
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Mike Lally as Radio Station Official (uncredited) |
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BarBara Luna as Prostitute (uncredited) |
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William Meader as Congregation Member (uncredited) |
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Charles Morton as Man Destroying Revival Tent (uncredited) |
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Milton Parsons as Revivalist (uncredited) |
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Bob Perry as Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) |
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Jack Stoney as Revival Tent Roustabout (uncredited) |
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Ken Terrell as Blind Man (uncredited) |
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Ray Walker as Salesman in Saloon (uncredited) |
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Guy Way as Man at Fire (uncredited) |
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Guy Wilkerson as Janitor in Revival Tent (uncredited) |
| Sound | André Previn | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Bernard Smith | Producer |
| Directing | Richard Brooks | Director |
| Writing | Richard Brooks | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sinclair Lewis | Novel |
| Camera | John Alton | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Marjorie Fowler | Editor |
| Art | Edward Carrere | Art Direction |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunts |
| Crew | Al Carmichael | Stunts |
| Crew | Charles Horvath | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul Baxley | Stunts |
| Camera | James Saper | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Andrew J. McIntyre | Camera Operator |
| Camera | John Livesley | Key Grip |
| Directing | Tom Shaw | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Jeakins | Costume Design |
| Art | William F. Calvert | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Ken Darby | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harry Maret | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Harry D. Mills | Sound |
| Art | Frank Tuttle | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Fred J. Brown | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Gilbert Kurland | Production Manager |
