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A Face in the Crowd

NR
Drama
7.6/10(237 ratings)

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.

05-29-1957
2h 5m
A Face in the Crowd
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Main Cast

Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes

Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal

Marcia Jeffries

Anthony Franciosa

Anthony Franciosa

Joey DePalma

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Mel Miller

Lee Remick

Lee Remick

Betty Lou Fleckum

Percy Waram

Percy Waram

General Haynesworth

Paul McGrath

Paul McGrath

Macey

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Elia Kazan
Production:
Newtown Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Key Crew

Director of Photography:
Gayne Rescher
Story:
Budd Schulberg
Director:
Elia Kazan
Editor:
Gene Milford
Screenplay:
Budd Schulberg

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en