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A Face in the Crowd is a 1957 American satirical drama film directed by Elia Kazan and starring Andy Griffith (in his film debut), Patricia Neal and Walter Matthau. The screenplay by Budd Schulberg is based on his short story "Your Arkansas Traveler", from the 1953 collection Some Faces in the Crowd .
A Face in the Crowd: Directed by Elia Kazan. With Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau. Female radio reporter Marcia Jeffries turns folk-singing drifter Larry "Lonesome" Rhoades into a powerful media star who becomes utterly detestable during his meteoric rise.
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- 1957-06-01
A 1957 satire by Elia Kazan and Budd Schulberg about a TV star's rise and fall. Andy Griffith plays the charismatic but dangerous Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes, who becomes a political demagogue.
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A film about the rise and fall of a folk singer turned media star, played by Andy Griffith. Learn how he became a TV personality, a political adviser, and a manipulator of the public, and how he was brought down by his lover and his own arrogance.
A Face in the Crowd | Rotten Tomatoes. Released May 28, 1957 2h 5m Drama. List. Ambitious young radio producer Marcia Jeffries (Patricia Neal) finds a charming rogue named Larry...
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A Face in the Crowd, American film drama, released in 1957, that was especially noted for the performance by Andy Griffith in his movie debut. Griffith portrayed the charismatic, but manipulative, country singer Larry (“Lonesome”) Rhodes, who is idolized by the very masses he disdains in private.
