A Face in the Crowd
United States • 1957 • 2h 5m
Director
#970Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorElia Kazan
WriterBudd Schulberg
CinematographerGayne Rescher, Harry Stradling Sr.
ComposerTom Glazer
EditorGene Milford
ProducerElia Kazan
Cast
Andy Griffithas Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes
Patricia Nealas Marcia Jeffries
Anthony Franciosaas Joey DePalma
