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A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd

Drama
1957, Movie, 2h 5min
A FACE IN THE CROWD chronicles the rise and fall of Larry “Lonesome” Rhodes (Andy Griffith), a boisterous entertainer discovered in an Arkansas drunk tank by Marcia Jeffries (Patricia Neal), a local radio producer with ambitions of her own. His charisma and cunning soon shoot him to the heights of television stardom and political demagoguery, forcing Marcia to grapple with the manipulative, reactionary monster she has created. Directed by Elia Kazan from a screenplay by Budd Schulberg, this incisive satire features an extraordinary debut screen performance by Griffith, who brandishes his charm in an uncharacteristically sinister role. Though the film was a flop on its initial release, subsequent generations have marveled at its eerily prescient diagnosis of the toxic intimacy between media and politics in American life.
Country: United States
Director:
Elia Kazan
Cast:
Rip Torn,
R.G. Armstrong,
Walter Matthau,
Anthony Franciosa
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kasperlovborg
Kasper Løvborg
rated 9

'All the King's Men' meets 'Network'. Both Neal and Griffith are marvelous. Awesome, dark classic.

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Cast & Crew

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Elia Kazan
Director
Rip Torn
As Barry Mills (uncredited)
R.G. Armstrong
As Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)
Walter Matthau
As Mel Miller
Anthony Franciosa
As Joey DePalma
Lee Remick
As Betty Lou Fleckum
Andy Griffith
As Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes
Patricia Neal
As Marcia Jeffries

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