

The Front
1976-09-30 · 95 min · ★ 7.1
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.
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- Directors
- Martin Ritt
- Production companies
- Devon/Persky-Bright, Persky-Bright Productions, Columbia Pictures, Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Woody AllenHoward Prince
Zero MostelHecky Brown
Herschel BernardiPhilip Sussman
Michael MurphyAlfred Miller
Andrea MarcovicciFlorence Barrett
Remak RamsayHennessey
Lloyd GoughDelaney
David MarguliesPhelps
Joshua ShelleySam
Charles KimbroughCommittee Counselor
Josef SommerCommittee Chairman
Danny AielloDanny LaGattuta
Georgann JohnsonT.V. Interviewer
Scott McKayHampton
David ClarkeHubert Jackson
John BentleyBartender
Julie GarfieldMargoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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