United States / May 28, 1957 / Chicago, Illinois
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!
2h 5min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rod Brasfield | Beanie |
| Marshall Neilan | Senator Worthington Fuller |
| Alexander Kirkland | Jim Collier |
| Charles Irving | Mr. Luffler |
| Howard Smith | J.B. Jeffries |
| Kay Medford | First Mrs. Rhodes |
| Big Jeff Bess | Sheriff Big Jeff Bess |
| Henry Sharp | Abe Steiner |
| R.G. Armstrong | Teleprompter Operator (uncredited) |
| Lois Nettleton | Mr. Macey's Nurse (uncredited) |
| Diana Sands | Homeless Woman (uncredited) |
| Rip Torn | Barry Mills (uncredited) |
| Beverly Bentley | Page Girl (uncredited) |
| John Bliss | Barefoot Baritone (uncredited) |
| Noah Keen | TV Director (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | A Face in the Crowd |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Newtown Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | 29 maggio 1957 |
| Production | Elia Kazan |
| Writer | Budd Schulberg |
| Editing | Gene Milford |
| Cinematography | Gayne Rescher, Harry Stradling Sr. |
| Assistant directors | Don Kranze, Elia Kazan |
| Camera operators | Gayne Rescher, Harry Stradling Sr. |
| Additional photography | Gayne Rescher, Harry Stradling Sr. |
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| Production design | Richard Sylbert, Paul Sylbert |
| Art direction | Richard Sylbert, Paul Sylbert |
| Set decoration | Richard Sylbert, Paul Sylbert |
| Music | Tom Glazer, Ernest Zatorsky, Don Olson |
| Sound | Tom Glazer, Ernest Zatorsky, Don Olson |
| Costume design | Anna Hill Johnstone, Robert Jiras, Willis Hanchett |
| Makeup | Robert Jiras, Anna Hill Johnstone, Willis Hanchett |
| Hairstyling | Anna Hill Johnstone, Robert Jiras, Willis Hanchett |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
United States / May 29, 1957 / Los Angeles, California
Theatrical release
United States / Jun 01, 1957 / NR
United Kingdom / Oct 01, 1957
France / Nov 16, 1957 / U
Brazil / Jan 31, 1958 / 18 / IMDB
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