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Introduced by Mark Toscano, Senior Film Preservationist, Academy Film Archive
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Notably admired by Elvis himself, this unhinged, 1960s romp follows the rise and fall of a rockabilly cult leader.
A coup of low-budget, independent, cult-film mayhem, The World’s Greatest Sinner is the brainchild of Timothy Carey, who served as writer, director, producer, and star. Carey plays an insurance salesman who falls under the spell of the devil, proclaims himself God, and becomes a nutty evangelist using rock ’n’ roll to draw in new followers. As his wealth grows, he decides to run for president, but after a series of personal hardships, he is forced to confront himself…and the actual biblical God. Many might remember career character actor Carey as one of the condemned men in Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory (1957). With a soundtrack by Frank Zappa. (82 mins., 4K DCP)
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IMAGE CAPTIONThe World’s Greatest Sinner, courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
Restored by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation with funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BYCardinal Health
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BYRohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BYGreater Columbus Arts CouncilThe Wexner FamilyNational Endowment for the ArtsOhio Arts CouncilL Brands FoundationThe Columbus FoundationNationwide FoundationInstitute of Museum and Library ServicesVorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
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Past Film/Video
The World’s Greatest Sinner
