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Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'

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Documentary

Overview

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: April 23, 2019
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: The Criterion Collection
Cast: Ron Briley
Producer: Peter Becker,Issa Clubb,Jonathan Turell,Kim Hendrickson,Fumiko Takagi
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt27803021