The Front
“America's most unlikely hero.”
1976•PG•1h 35m•7.0•Released
ComedyDrama
A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.
Director
Martin Ritt
Writer
Walter Bernstein
Languages
English
Studio
Devon/Persky-Bright
Cast
Woody Allen
Howard Prince
Zero Mostel
Hecky Brown
Herschel Bernardi
Philip Sussman
Michael Murphy
Alfred Miller
Andrea Marcovicci
Florence Barrett
Remak Ramsay
Hennessey
Marvin Lichterman
Myer Prince
Lloyd Gough
Delaney
David Margulies
Phelps
Joshua Shelley
Sam
Norman Rose
Howard's Attorney
Charles Kimbrough
Committee Counselor
Josef Sommer
Committee Chairman
Danny Aiello
Danny LaGattuta
Georgann Johnson
T.V. Interviewer
Production
Company
Devon/Persky-Bright
Company
Persky-Bright Productions
Company
Columbia Pictures
Company
Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
Producer
Martin Ritt
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