A Best Actor Oscar went to Burt Lancaster for his outstanding performance as a con-man-turned-preacher in this provocative indictment of religious corruption. Co-stars Jean Simmons and Shirley Jones.
- Burt Lancaster
- Jean Simmons
- Ed Andrews
- Shirley Jones
- Dean Jagger
- Barry Kelley
- Rex Ingram
- Wendell Holmes
- Arthur Kennedy
- John McIntire
- Hugh Marlowe
- Joe Maross
- Dayton Lummis
- Patti Page
- Philip Ober
- Cinematographer: John Alton
- Director: Richard Brooks
- Screenplay: Richard Brooks
- Set Decorator : Bill Calvert
- Art Director: Ed Carrere
- Editor: Marjorie Fowler
- Costume Designer: Dorothy Jeakins
- Composer: Andre Previn
- Producer: Bernard Smith
- Set Decorator : Frann Tuttle
- academy award
Best Supporting Actress : Shirley Jones - Best Actor : Burt Lancaster
- Best Adapted Screenplay : Richard Brooks
golden globe
Best Actor Drama: Burt Lancaster
ny film critics circle award
Best Actor : Burt Lancaster
writers guild of america
Best Written American Drama : Richard Brooks
national board of review
Best Supporting Actress : Shirley Jones
