

Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'
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.
Year 2019
Studio The Criterion Collection
Director
Crew Jason Everett (Camera Operator), Gabriel Chávez (Online Editor), Lee Kline (Technical Supervisor), Angie Bucknell (Production Director), Fumiko Takagi (Executive Producer), Kim Hendrickson (Executive Producer)
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Language English