A Face in the Crowd 1957

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Elia Kazan
Written by: Budd Schulberg
Runtime: 125 minutes
Critics score:
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!
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 
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Also known as:
  • Das Gesicht in der Menge