
A Face in the Crowd
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!
Directed by Elia Kazan
Produced by Newtown Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
A caustic, energetic portrait of charisma corrupted by power, tracing one man's seductive rise through media and politics to inevitable moral collapse.
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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Is A Face in the Crowd one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 93% of films.
Does A Face in the Crowd end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is A Face in the Crowd sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is A Face in the Crowd violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is A Face in the Crowd easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is A Face in the Crowd scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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