A Face in the Crowd

A media satire without irony meets a star-is-born story without redemption. A folksy drifter gets a microphone and never lets go, turning small-town charm into national spectacle. Andy Griffith carries the film's quiet menace with a grin, holding up a mirror to 1950s America that still reflects true.

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Elia Kazan directed A Face in the Crowd in 1957. See Elia Kazan's full filmography, where to start with Elia Kazan, or where to go after you've seen everything by Elia Kazan.

A Face in the Crowd was released in 1957 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 125 minutes.