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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Ron Briley
Crew: Jonathan Turell (Executive Producer), Jason Everett (Sound Recordist), Angie Bucknell (Production Director), Fumiko Takagi (Executive Producer), Stephen Gurewitz (Editor), Lee Kline (Technical Supervisor)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: The Criterion Collection
Runtime: 21 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 23, 2019
IMDb: 10
Keywords:documentary
