---
title: 'A Face in the Crowd (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Elia Kazan'
released: '1957-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 125
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-face-in-the-crowd-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050371/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Face in the Crowd (1957)

1957 · 125 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

A Face in the Crowd is a 1957 American satirical drama film directed by Elia Kazan and starring Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, and Walter Matthau. The screenplay by Budd Schulberg is based on his short story "Your Arkansas Traveler" from the 1953 collection Some Faces in the Crowd.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Elia Kazan](https://cinepixo.com/people/elia-kazan)
- **Producer:** [Elia Kazan](https://cinepixo.com/people/elia-kazan)
- **Screenplay:** [Budd Schulberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/budd-schulberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tom Glazer](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-glazer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harry Stradling](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-stradling), [Gayne Rescher](https://cinepixo.com/people/gayne-rescher)
- **Editor:** [Gene Milford](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-milford)

## Cast

- [Walter Matthau](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-matthau)
- [Paul McGrath](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mcgrath)
- [Anthony Franciosa](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-franciosa)
- [Patricia Neal](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-neal)
- [Diana Sands](https://cinepixo.com/people/diana-sands)
- [Faye Emerson](https://cinepixo.com/people/faye-emerson)
- [Rip Torn](https://cinepixo.com/people/rip-torn)
- [Lee Remick](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-remick)
- [Burl Ives](https://cinepixo.com/people/burl-ives)
- [Kay Medford](https://cinepixo.com/people/kay-medford)
- [Marshall Neilan](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-neilan)
- [Andy Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-griffith)
- [Lois Nettleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/lois-nettleton)
- [Howard Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-smith)

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