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Budd Schulberg's A face in the crowd /

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A chronicle of the rise and fall of Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes, a boisterous entertainer discovered in an Arkansas drunk tank by Marcia Jeffries, a local radio producer with ambitions of her own. His charisma and cunning soon shoot him to the heights of television stardom and political demago...

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Other Authors: Schulberg, Budd (Screenwriter), Griffith, Andy, 1926-2012 (Actor), Neal, Patricia, 1926-2010 (Actor), Franciosa, Anthony, 1928-2006 (Actor), Matthau, Walter (Actor), Remick, Lee (Actor), Waram, Percy, 1881-1961 (Actor), McGrath, Paul, 1904-1978 (Actor), Brasfield, Rod (Actor), Neilan, Marshall A., 1891-1958 (Actor), Kirkland, Alexander (Actor), Irving, Charles, 1912-1981 (Actor), Smith, Howard, 1893-1968 (Actor), Medford, Kay (Actor), Bess, Jeff, 1920-1998 (Actor), Sharp, Henry, 1887-1964 (Actor), Rescher, Gayne (director of photography.), Stradling, Harry, 1901-1970 (director of photography.), Glazer, Tom (composer (expression))
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published: [New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2019]
Edition:Blu-ray special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 970.
Subjects:
Entertainers > Drama.
Television personalities > Drama.
Fame > Drama.
Manipulative behavior > Drama.
Schulberg, Budd > Film adaptations.
Schulberg, Budd.
Entertainers.
Manipulative behavior.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:A chronicle of the rise and fall of Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes, a boisterous entertainer discovered in an Arkansas drunk tank by Marcia Jeffries, a local radio producer with ambitions of her own. His charisma and cunning soon shoot him to the heights of television stardom and political demagoguery, forcing Marcia to grapple with the manipulative, reactionary monster she has created. Directed by Elia Kazan, this incisive satire features an extraordinary debut screen performance by Andy Griffith.
Item Description:Title and credits from screen.
Based on The Arkansas Traveler / by Budd Schulberg.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1957.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Special features: New interviews with Ron Briley and Evan Dalton Smith; Facing the past, a 2005 documentary about A face in the crowd; trailer; in booklet, essays by April Wolfe, Elia Kazan and Gilbert Millstein.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (27 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm)
Format:Blu-ray; region A; 16:9 wide screen (1.85:1); LPCM mono; 1080p high definition; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Directors of photography, Harry Stradling, Gayne Rescher; score, Tom Glazer; songs by Tom Glazer and Budd Schulberg; film editor, Gene Milford.
ISBN:9781681435732
168143573X