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A Face in the Crowd (1957)

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!

  • May 29, 1957
  • 2h 5m
  • NR

7.6/10

TMDB user score
290 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

A Face in the Crowd is a 1957 drama film directed by Elia Kazan. Its leading cast includes Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal and Anthony Franciosa. It runs for 2 hours 5 minutes.

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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Before You Pick

Time needed
2 hours 5 minutes
Age rating (US)
NR
Language
English
Audience signal
7.6/10 from 290 TMDB votes

Trailer

A Face in the Crowd (1957) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] · plays from YouTube

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Cast

  • Andy Griffith Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes
  • Patricia Neal Marcia Jeffries
  • Anthony Franciosa Joey DePalma
  • Walter Matthau Mel Miller
  • Lee Remick Betty Lou Fleckum
  • Percy Waram General Haynesworth
  • Paul McGrath Macey
  • Rod Brasfield Beanie
  • Marshall Neilan Senator Worthington Fuller
  • Alexander Kirkland Jim Collier
  • Charles Irving Mr. Luffler
  • Howard Smith J.B. Jeffries
  • Kay Medford First Mrs. Rhodes
  • Big Jeff Bess Sheriff Big Jeff Bess
  • Henry Sharp Abe Steiner
  • R.G. Armstrong Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)
  • Lois Nettleton Mr. Macey's Nurse (uncredited)
  • Diana Sands Homeless Woman (uncredited)

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