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A Face In The Crowd (1957)

Directed by Elia Kazan · Cinematography by Gayne Rescher, Harry Stradling Sr.

Approved126 min62 frames

Drama

POWER! He loved it! He took it raw in big gulpfuls … he liked the taste, the way it mixed with the bourbon and the sin in his blood!

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A Face In The Crowd (1957) movie still: wide — A tiered seating arrangement in a television studio is filled with a large crowd. The audience…A Face In The Crowd (1957) movie still: medium — A workspace with cable-laden walls and a mirror reflecting figures in the background. A woman holds…A Face In The Crowd (1957) movie still: medium — A dimly lit, concrete basement space features rough walls and a heavy iron stove. A woman in a…A Face In The Crowd (1957) movie still: medium — A 1950s television studio features a rustic landscape painting as a backdrop. One man plays a…A Face In The Crowd (1957) movie still: medium — A man wearing a tank top sits in a bedroom with patterned wallpaper. He stares intently at a man in…A Face In The Crowd (1957) movie still: closeup — A metal elevator control panel features circular buttons numbered zero through four. The button…A Face In The Crowd (1957) movie still: medium — A spartan room with barred windows and peeling plaster walls suggests a confinement area. Two men…A Face In The Crowd (1957) movie still: wide — A crowded outdoor concrete swimming pool is packed with dozens of children playing together. The…A Face In The Crowd (1957) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room serves as a workspace for two men at their desks. One man types on a machine while…A Face In The Crowd (1957) movie still: closeup — An elderly man in formal attire is situated in a dark room. He is speaking into a black vintage…A Face In The Crowd (1957) movie still: medium — A furnished space with floral wallpaper, a metal bed frame, and two bedside tables. A young man…A Face In The Crowd (1957) movie still: medium — A woman in a light-colored dress and straw hat crouches in a dark alleyway. She holds a small…A Face In The Crowd (1957) movie still: wide — A dimly lit room functions as a private screening area filled with dense tobacco smoke. A group of…A Face In The Crowd (1957) movie still: fullbody — Three women in sequined costumes stand on a cylindrical platform in a darkened venue. They smile…A Face In The Crowd (1957) movie still: medium — The interior of a 1950s automobile provides the setting for a conversation. A man outside the…A Face In The Crowd (1957) movie still: wide — A modern two-story residence features a spiral staircase and large windows with floor-to-ceiling…
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A Face In The Crowd — official trailer

What is A Face In The Crowd about?

The rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local media rabble-rouser to TV superstar and political king-maker. Marcia Jeffries is the innocent Sarah Lawrence girl who discovers the great man in a back-country jail and is the first to fall under his spell.

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What does the cinematography of A Face In The Crowd look like?

Across 62 sampled frames, A Face In The Crowd builds its coverage from medium shots (61% of the sample), with wide compositions (24%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Gayne Rescher keeps 35% of it in soft, high-key light. 48% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1950s.

What is the color palette of A Face In The Crowd?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of A Face In The Crowd (1957) are #010101, #fefefe, #868686, #c8c8c8, #323232, #444444 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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