Elmer Gantry

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation film
stage play
television film
gptkbp:artMovement characterization
satirical tone
exploration_of_American_values
gptkbp:author gptkb:Sinclair_Lewis
gptkbp:awards Academy Award for Best Actor
gptkbp:character gptkb:Elmer_Gantry
gptkbp:characterDevelopment flawed hero
gptkbp:conflict moral conflict
gptkbp:criticalReception controversial
social commentary
moral ambiguity
psychological depth
character flaws
religious critique
gptkbp:culturalHeritage music
literature
films
popular culture
television shows
gptkbp:culturalImpact critique of evangelism
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Burt_Lancaster
gptkb:Richard_Brooks
gptkb:Arthur_Kennedy
gptkb:Jean_Simmons
1960
gptkbp:genre satire
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:American_revivalism
Great Depression
Prohibition era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elmer Gantry
gptkbp:influence American_literature
gptkbp:influenceOn subsequent literature
gptkbp:inspiration real-life evangelists
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Elmer_Gantry
gptkbp:motif corruption
religious revival
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:E._Y._Harburg
gptkbp:musicComposer gptkb:George_S._Kaufman
gptkbp:narrativeStyle realism
gptkbp:number_of_stages musical
gptkbp:plot rise and fall of a preacher
gptkbp:publishedIn 1927
gptkbp:setting gptkb:United_States
early 20th century
gptkbp:symbolism the church
the tent revival
gptkbp:televisionShow gptkb:Burt_Lancaster
gptkb:Diane_Wiest
gptkb:John_Goodman
gptkb:Paul_Schneider
1985
gptkbp:theme religion
hypocrisy