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Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)

Directed by Joseph Pevney · 122 min · Drama

23.0 TOPICAL score · #4,214 of 6,776 films

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The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; bearer of many personal misfortunes that even his great success could not mitigate.

Man of a Thousand Faces (1957, directed by Joseph Pevney) has a TOPICAL score of 23.0 - ranked 4,214 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 80% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (45 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 15 languages.

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Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics57
Audience34
Awards56
Historical impact16
Lasting engagement24
Cast40
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: James Cagney (actor #169), Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer, Marjorie Rambeau (actor #1,780)

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