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!"

Jun 1 1957 Approved 2h 6m
Drama, Music

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.

Plot

"A Face in the Crowd" charts 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.

Written by

Budd Schulberg

Directed by

Elia Kazan

Cast

Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Newtown Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Trailers
A Face in the Crowd
A Face in the Crowd (1957) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Featurettes
Josh Olson on A FACE IN THE CROWD
Scores
# of Votes
18,114
Average Rating
8.2 out of 10
Metascore
72
Popularity
NA