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!"

1957 2h 5m EN

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 283

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“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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Cast

Andy Griffith
Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes
Patricia Neal
Marcia Jeffries
Anthony Franciosa
Joey DePalma
Walter Matthau
Mel Miller
Lee Remick
Betty Lou Fleckum
Percy Waram
General Haynesworth
Paul McGrath
Macey
Rod Brasfield
Beanie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Elia Kazan
Writers: Budd Schulberg, Budd Schulberg
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Elia Kazan, shot by Gayne Rescher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tom Glazer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gene Milford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Andy Griffith and Patricia Neal and Anthony Franciosa carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "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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IMDB entry: tt0050371 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Elia Kazan directs. Gayne Rescher behind the camera. Tom Glazer scores. Gene Milford cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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169 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Elia Kazan, shot by Gayne Rescher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Tom Glazer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Gene Milford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Andy Griffith and Patricia Neal and Anthony Franciosa carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "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!".
7IMDB entry: tt0050371 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "new york city", "southern usa", "politics", "arkansas".