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A Face in the Crowd

POWER! He loved it! He took it raw in big gulpfuls … he liked the taste, the way it mixed with the bourbon and the sin in his blood!

Film19572h 5mReleased

Drama
Not rated

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Details

Director
Elia Kazan
Language
English
Released
1957-05-29
Runtime
2h 5m

Community score

7.6275 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

7.0

The story

The rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local media rabble-rouser to TV superstar and political king-maker. Marcia Jeffries is the innocent Sarah Lawrence girl who discovers the great man in a back-country jail and is the first to fall under his spell.

Cast

  • Andy Griffith
    Andy GriffithLarry 'Lonesome' Rhodes
  • Patricia Neal
    Patricia NealMarcia Jeffries
  • Anthony Franciosa
    Anthony FranciosaJoey DePalma
  • Walter Matthau
    Walter MatthauMel Miller
  • Lee Remick
    Lee RemickBetty Lou Fleckum
  • Percy Waram
    Percy WaramGeneral Haynesworth
  • Paul McGrath
    Paul McGrathMacey
  • Rod Brasfield
    Rod BrasfieldBeanie
  • Marshall Neilan
    Marshall NeilanSenator Worthington Fuller
  • Alexander Kirkland
    Alexander KirklandJim Collier