Alexander Kirkland, Andy Griffith, Anthony Franciosa
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 Cap...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 10, 2005
Stats: 271 reviews
So I'm watching this with my sister last night, who's visiting from England, and I tell her it's a powerful performance by Andy Griffith. This is my Robert Osbornean intro to a movie that truly grips me. As we get into the film, she's talking about how great it is that Elia Kaz...( read more)
This one is disturbing for all the right reasons. Watching Andy Griffith play a money-grubbing, amoral, unlikeable bastard is like watching Mister Rogers play Hannibal Lector. After all, this is the same Andy that kept the streets of Mayberry safe for all those years and the sa...( read more)
Incredibly directed, fantastic performances, a truly great film. Patricia Neal is amazing. Lee Remick is impressive in an early role and of course Andy Griffith plays a role far different from Sheriff Andy Taylor. Strong direction, excellent cinematography. The writing is amazing...( read more)
Andy Griffith as a country boy who has nothing then has
everything & back to nothing again.WOW!!! I cant believe I
hadnt heard of this flick earlier.What a GREAT movie
One of the best political dramas of all times. Funny how many similar stories in the real life one can find.
By far, Andy Griffith's most interesting a skillfully executed role. Sometimes I'm amazed movies like Mr. Smith goes to Washington and A Face In The Crowd can be made in this country., which still isn't saying much.
Incisive, brilliantly acted study of the corrupting influence of power and the venality of a twisted soul. Andy Griffith is mesmerizing, Patricia Neal heartbreaking and Walter Matthau gives one of his best early performances.
You can see that media figured out how to manipulate the public back in 1957, I am sure that paved the way for what passes as entertainment today.
I was watching a face in the crowd on turner classic movies,ten times!it was a good movie,my dad,and my mom went to go see it,when they were in high school! Bobby Pounds
I never like the idea of remakes for remakes sake but this is a movie whose message doesn't get old. If they were to re-do this movie a few years ago I'd have said cast Garth Brooks as a modern day supposed salt o' the earth good ole boy who's actually a hateful, mean spirited, power-hungry creep. I have no idea if Brooks could pull off the acting required but his fame and popularity come close to Griffith's in the 1960's. I also heard something about a proposed gender-flip remake with Whoopi in the lead role a few years ago. Interesting idea and a few years ago maybe, but Whoopi's not as big as she once was. Just think of somebody with a loveable public personae who's got acting chops to play a baddie ( and willing to risk an unsympathetic role ), and you've got a candidate for Lonesome Rhodes 2.0
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