A Face in the Crowd
1957 · directed by Elia Kazan
- Rating
- 80/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
A Face in the Crowd (1957), directed by Elia Kazan, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Andy Griffith
- Patricia Neal
- Anthony Franciosa
- Walter Matthau
- Lee Remick
- Percy Waram
- Paul McGrath
- Rod Brasfield
- Marshall Neilan
- Alexander Kirkland
Crew
- Gayne Rescher — Director of Photography
- Harry Stradling Sr. — Director of Photography
- Gene Milford — Editor
- Tom Glazer — Original Music Composer
- Budd Schulberg — Screenplay
More from Elia Kazan
- On the Waterfront (1954) — 98/100 · hit
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) — 97/100 · hit
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) — 84/100 · hit
- Panic in the Streets (1950) — 81/100 · hit
- Wild River (1960) — 81/100 · hit
- Gentleman's Agreement (1947) — 80/100 · hit
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