A Face in the Crowd

Where to Watch A Face in the Crowd (1957) (Legally)

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!
May 29, 1957 US 125 min
7.6 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
271 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

Here’s what to expect from “ (1957), without spoilers.

It sits in the Drama space and is paced for about 125 minutes.

Audience signals on TMDB currently show an average rating of 7.6/10 from about 271 votes.

For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.

Topics & keywords

new york city, southern usa, politics, arkansas, rise and fall, memphis, tennessee, fame, black and white, based on short story, hick, personality

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Plot

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.

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Main cast

Andy Griffith
as Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes
Patricia Neal
as Marcia Jeffries
Anthony Franciosa
as Joey DePalma
Walter Matthau
as Mel Miller
Lee Remick
as Betty Lou Fleckum
Percy Waram
as General Haynesworth
Rod Brasfield
as Beanie
Marshall Neilan
as Senator Worthington Fuller
Alexander Kirkland
as Jim Collier