The Front (1976)
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
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Woody Allen as Howard Prince |
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Zero Mostel as Hecky Brown |
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Herschel Bernardi as Philip Sussman |
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Michael Murphy as Alfred Miller |
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Andrea Marcovicci as Florence Barrett |
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Remak Ramsay as Hennessey |
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Marvin Lichterman as Myer Prince |
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Lloyd Gough as Delaney |
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David Margulies as Phelps |
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Joshua Shelley as Sam |
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Norman Rose as Howard's Attorney |
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Charles Kimbrough as Committee Counselor |
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Josef Sommer as Committee Chairman |
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Danny Aiello as Danny LaGattuta |
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Georgann Johnson as T.V. Interviewer |
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Scott McKay as Hampton |
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David Clarke as Hubert Jackson |
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I.W. Klein as Bank Teller |
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John Bentley as Bartender |
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Julie Garfield as Margo |
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Murray Moston as Boss |
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MacIntyre Dixon as Harry Stone |
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Rudolph Willrich as Tailman |
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Burt Britton as Bookseller |
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Albert M. Ottenheimer as School Principal |
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William Bogert as Parks |
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Joey Faye as Waiter |
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Marilyn Sokol as Sandy |
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John J. Slater as T.V. Director |
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Renee Paris as Girl in Hotel Lobby |
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Gino Gennaro as Stage Hand |
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Joan Porter as Myer's Wife |
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Andrew Bernstein as Alfred's Child |
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Jacob Bernstein as Alfred's Child |
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Matthew Tobin as Man at Party |
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Marilyn Persky as Man at Party's Date |
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Sam McMurray as Young Man at Party |
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Joe Jamrog as FBI Man |
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Michael Miller as FBI Man |
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Lucy Lee Flippin as Nurse |
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Jack Davidson as Congressman |
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Donald Symington as Congressman |
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Pat McNamara as Federal Marshal |
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Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self (archive footage) |
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Mamie Eisenhower as Self (archive footage) |
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Douglas MacArthur as Self (archive footage) |
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Harry S. Truman as Self (archive footage) |
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Billie Perkins as Waitress (uncredited) |
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Frankie Verroca as Hotel Bellman (uncredited) |
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Carson Grant as Eddy Waiter (uncredited) |
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Harrison Ressler as Protester (uncredited) |
| Production | Robert Drumheller | Production Manager |
| Directing | Martin Ritt | Director |
| Editing | Ralph S. Singleton | First Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Morley | Costume Design |
| Production | Martin Ritt | Producer |
| Camera | Michael Chapman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sidney Levin | Editor |
| Art | Robert Drumheller | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Peter R. Scoppa | Assistant Director |
| Production | Golda David | Producer's Assistant |
| Camera | Robert Ward | Key Grip |
| Crew | Bruno Robotti | Scenic Artist |
| Production | Lois Kramer Hartwick | Production Office Coordinator |
| Production | Peter Burrell | Location Manager |
| Art | Charles Bailey | Art Direction |
| Directing | B.J. Bjorkman | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Jiras | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Philip Leto | Hairstylist |
| Crew | James Fanning | Transportation Captain |
| Production | Christopher Cronyn | Location Manager |
| Production | Charles H. Joffe | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Greenhut | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peggy Farrell | Wardrobe Master |
| Sound | James G. Stewart | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Beth Rudin | Production Assistant |
| Sound | John H. Newman | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Josh Weiner | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Hy Friedman | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Wayne Artman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | David Garfield | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Bill Johnson | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Juliet Taylor | Casting |
| Sound | Tom Beckert | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Scott MacDonough | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Patricia Crown | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Else Blangsted | Music Editor |
| Art | Joseph M. Caracciolo | Property Master |
| Lighting | Richard Quinlan | Gaffer |
| Camera | Fred Schuler | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Ralph S. Singleton | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Tibor Sands | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | James Sabat | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Vito L. Ilardi | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Walter Bernstein | Writer |