The Front (1976)

  • PG
  • 09/17/1976 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 35m

America's most unlikely hero.

Overview

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.

Walter Bernstein

Screenplay

Martin Ritt

Director

Cast

Woody Allen's headshot

Woody Allen

Howard Prince
Zero Mostel's headshot

Zero Mostel

Hecky Brown
Herschel Bernardi's headshot

Herschel Bernardi

Philip Sussman
Michael Murphy's headshot

Michael Murphy

Alfred Miller
Andrea Marcovicci's headshot

Andrea Marcovicci

Florence Barrett
Remak Ramsay's headshot

Remak Ramsay

Hennessey
Marvin Lichterman's headshot

Marvin Lichterman

Myer Prince
Lloyd Gough's headshot

Lloyd Gough

Delaney

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