A Face in the Crowd (1957)
2h 5m · 29 May 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!
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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.
| Movie ID | 105940 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Elia Kazan |
| Main cast | Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau, Lee Remick, Percy Waram, Paul McGrath, Rod Brasfield |
| Release date | 29 May 1957 |
| Release year | 1957 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 125 min (2h 5m) |
| Rating | 7.6 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Newtown Productions |
Director: Elia Kazan
Writers: Budd Schulberg, Budd Schulberg
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Top cast
Andy GriffithLarry 'Lonesome' Rhodes
Patricia NealMarcia Jeffries
Anthony FranciosaJoey DePalma
Walter MatthauMel Miller
Lee RemickBetty Lou Fleckum
Percy WaramGeneral Haynesworth
Paul McGrathMacey
Rod BrasfieldBeanie
Marshall NeilanSenator Worthington Fuller
Alexander KirklandJim Collier
Charles IrvingMr. Luffler
Howard SmithJ.B. Jeffries
Kay MedfordFirst Mrs. Rhodes
Big Jeff BessSheriff Big Jeff Bess
Henry SharpAbe Steiner
R.G. ArmstrongTeleprompter Operator (uncredited)
Lois NettletonMr. Macey's Nurse (uncredited)
Diana SandsHomeless Woman (uncredited)
Rip TornBarry Mills (uncredited)
Beverly BentleyPage Girl (uncredited)
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