MovieReleasedDocumentary
Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'
Release2019
Runtime21m
In this interview, shot by the Criterion Collection in 2018, Ron Briley, author of 'The Ambivalent Legacy of Elia Kazan: The Politics of the Post-HUAC Films', discusses the origins of the Lonesome Rhodes character in the biographies of populist celebrities such as Will Rogers and Arthur Godfrey. He also addresses the political implications of 'A Face in the Crowd' (1957) within the context of Kazan's career.
Original Language
en
Release Date
April 23, 2019
Popularity
2
Production Companies
The Criterion Collection
