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A Face in the Crowd DVD

NR (Not Rated) :: Warner Home Video :: Released: 2005-05-10

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Rank: #2039	Rating:
	5.0/5 (96 Reviews)

4/5 Lonesome Rhodes, indeed!
  by T. Mattocks (Washington, DC USA)
This is a great movie by the great director, Kazan. The performances are top shelf. But, most of all, is the relevance of this movie for today's audiences. It is not nostalgia piece, but a timeless allegory.

Folks don't call Glenn Beck today's Lonesome Rhodes for nothing! A "must see."

5/5 Must see movie
  by Daniel S. Cochran (Conway, SC USA)
I caught this late night on Turner and had to get it.

This movie should be labeled a documentary of the boob-tube talking heads that report the "news".

3/5 Weird and Freakish
  by Cary B. Barad (Baltimore, MD)
A weird and freakish Andy Griffith as an evil n'eer do well with a talent for ingratiating himelf with the public as a folksy singer and "down to earth" raconteur. Patricia Neal looks hot! Overall, this film is kind of corny, creepy and a little draggy, but has some nostalgia value.

5/5 DESCRIBES PRESIDENT OBAMA'S RISE TO POWER...
  by Fred Oberheide (Clayton, MO)
What makes this spine tingling film even more disturbing is the sudden realization that it's actually the story of our own President Obama! How this totally unknown character named Dusty Rhodes suddenly rose to fame and fortune solely on the basis of his ability to communicate so effectively, he could convince the masses to accept anything he said.

Considering that our own heretofore unknown President Obama has already plunged our nation into trillions of dollars of new debt in less than one year in office, the president is a fast learner.

Fred A. Oberheide - Clayton, MO

5/5 A totally different Andy Griffith
  by S. Shipman (Reno, NV)
Being a life-long Andy Griffth fan, when I heard this movie was showing on TCM I was blown away by the strong performance and different character portrayed by one of my favorite actors. Andy Griffith definitely threw himself into this role (which is what I heard from critics) and delivered a powerful and corruptible personality. From that moment on, I had a new respect for this fine actor that continues to be one of my favorites, whether he plays it for comedy or drama.

A Face in the Crowd Summary Discovered by Marcia Jeffries, Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes is a homespun hobo who's about to become famous. But, as usual, more fame leads to more power and more power leads to more corruption. The film also features many celebrities appearing as themselves (Burl Ives, Mike Wallace, Betty Furness, Bennett Cerf, Faye Emerson, Walter Winchell, and others).Running Time: 125 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Ge

Discovered By Marcia Jeffries Larry "lonesome" Rhodes Is A Homespun Hobo Who's About To Become Famous. But As Usual More Fame Leads To More Power And More Power Leads To More Corruption. The Film Also Features Many Celebrities Appearing As Themselves (burl Ives Mike Wallace Betty Furness Bennett Cerf Faye Emerson Walter Winchell And Others).running Time: 125 Min.format: Dvd Movie Genre: drama Upc: 085393352622

More timely now, perhaps, than when it was first released in 1957, Elia Kazan's overheated political melodrama explores the dangerous manipulative power of pop culture. It exposes the underside of Capra-corn populism, as exemplified in the optimistic fable of grassroots punditry Meet John Doe. In Kazan's account, scripted by Budd Schulberg, the common-man pontificator (Andy Griffith) is no Gary Cooper-style aw-shucks paragon. Promoted to national fame as a folksy TV idol by radio producer Patricia Neal, Griffith's Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes turns out to be a megalomaniacal rat bastard. The film turns apocalyptic as Rhodes exploits his power to sway the masses, helping to elect a reactionary presidential candidate. The parodies of television commercials and opinion polling were cutting edge in their day (Face in the Crowd was the Network of the Eisenhower era), and there are some startling, near-documentary sequences shot on location in Arkansas. An extraordinary supporting cast (led by Walter Matthau and Lee Remick) helps keep the energy level high, even when the satire turns shrill and unpersuasive in the final reel. There's an interesting parallel in Tim Robbins's snide pseudodocumentary Bob Roberts: both these pictures have almost as much contempt for the lemmings in the audience as for the manipulative monsters who herd them over the cliff. --David Chute

Face in the Crowd DVD Techincal Details Cast: Andy Griffith, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau, Lee Remick
Director: Elia Kazan
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 125 mins
UPC: 085393352622
Binding: DVD
Studio: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 2005-05-10
Region Code: 1
Specs: Black & White, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled),