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The Crowd
Directed by King Vidor
1928•1h 38m•NR•★ 7.8
Drama
Synopsis
The life of an ambitious everyman is ground down by the impersonal, crushing machinery of the big city. King Vidor's groundbreaking visual masterwork is a seminal achievement of American silent realism.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorKing Vidor
WriterKing VidorJohn V.A. Weaver
CinematographyHenry Sharp
Principal Cast
Eleanor BoardmanMary Sims
James MurrayJohn 'Johnny' Sims
Bert RoachBert
Estelle ClarkJane
Dell HendersonDick
Lucy BeaumontMary's Mother
Freddie Burke FrederickJohn 'Junior' Sims
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Daniel G. TomlinsonJimTechnical Specifications
Runtime1h 38m (98 mins)
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DirectorKing Vidor
LanguagesEnglish
CountryUS
StudioMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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