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The Front

In 1953, 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

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Rollins-Joffe Productions,Devon/Persky-Bright,Persky-Bright Productions,Columbia Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 5 nominations total

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Howard Prince

Hecky Brown

Phil Sussman

Herschel Bernardi

Alfred Miller

Florence Barrett

Andrea Marcovicci

Francis X. Hennessey

Myer Prince

Marvin Lichterman

Herbert Delaney

William Phelps

David Margulies

Sam - Resort Operator

Howard's Attorney

Committee Counselor

Charles Kimbrough

Committee Chairman

Danny LaGattuta

T.V. Interviewer

Georgann Johnson

Tom Hampton

Hubert Jackson

Bank Teller

Bartender

John Eric Bentley

Margo - Tavern Waitress

Boss

Harry Stone

MacIntyre Dixon

Hennessey's Tailman

Rudolph Willrich

Bookseller

School Principal

Albert Ottenheimer

Steve Parks - 'Grand Central' Actor

Waiter

Sandy - Resort Guest

T.V. Director

Girl in Hotel Lobby

Stage Hand

Mrs. Prince - Myer's Wife

Alfred's Child

Andrew Bernstein

Alfred's Child

Jacob Bernstein

Man at Party

Date of Man at Party

Young Man at Party

FBI Man

FBI Man

Nurse

Lucy Lee Flippin

Congressman

Congressman

Donald Symington

Federal Marshal

Self - Mrs. America 1952

Self - Wedding to Joe McCarthy

Jean Kerr Minetti

Demonstrator

Joseph Bergmann

Bellman

Self - 1952 Number Retirement

Self - 1953 Inauguration Gala

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self - 1953 Inauguration Gala

Mamie Eisenhower

Eddy Waiter

Alfred's Child

Self -- McCarthy's Bride

Jean Fraser Kerr

Self - 1951 Ticker Tape Parade

Douglas MacArthur

Self

Self - 1953 Wedding

Joseph McCarthy

Self - 1953 Inauguration Gala

Waitress

Self - 1953 Inauguration Gala

Protester

Harrison Ressler

Self

Ethel Rosenberg

Self

Julius Rosenberg

Train Passenger

Self - Reviewing Landing Craft

Harry S. Truman

Hotel Bellman

Frankie Verroca

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Howard Prince Howard's Attorney Hecky Brown Florence Barrett Bookseller Steve Parks - 'grand Central' Actor Harry Stone Francis X. Hennessey Myer Prince Alfred Miller Phil Sussman Sam - Resort Operator Committee Counselor T.v. Director

Howard they won't buy my scripts - The Front

Howard they won't buy my scripts

So what are you blacklisted for - The Front

So what are you blacklisted for

So all right who can you sue - The Front

So all right who can you sue

You want to put my name on your scripts - The Front

You want to put my name on your scripts

Howard Howard what's it going to be with you - The Front

Howard Howard what's it going to be with you

Howard Prince - The Front

Howard I know it's not fun to cut your script - The Front

Howard I know it's not fun to cut your script

The question is Mr Brown what have you done - The Front

The question is Mr Brown what have you done

I'm an actor What do I know about politics - The Front

I'm an actor What do I know about politics

Stand by everybody We have 30 seconds to air - The Front

Stand by everybody We have 30 seconds to air

Howard I really ought to tell you I'm involved - The Front

Howard I really ought to tell you I'm involved

Where are you from - The Front

Where are you from

You call yourself a writer - The Front

You call yourself a writer

Listen Danny I got hit very hard last week - The Front

Listen Danny I got hit very hard last week

I was thinking - The Front

What are you some kind of romantic - The Front

What are you some kind of romantic

I'm innocent I never joined anything A terrible mistake has been made - The Front

I'm innocent I never joined anything A terrible mistake...

I like swimming No swimming's not a sport - The Front

I like swimming No swimming's not a sport

You know, I've never seen
an account like yours. - The Front

You know, I've never seen an account like yours.

Mr. Delaney. - The Front

Quiet, children. Quiet. - The Front

Quiet, children. Quiet.

You want me to spy on Howard Prince - The Front

You want me to spy on Howard Prince

They count on our silence you know - The Front

They count on our silence you know

I believe in personal responsibility Howard - The Front

I believe in personal responsibility Howard

Relax will you You're going off the deep end - The Front

Relax will you You're going off the deep end

You come bursting in here - The Front

You come bursting in here

Oh Jesus - The Front

A writer looks for trouble - The Front

A writer looks for trouble

Watch your step around this place - The Front

Watch your step around this place

I need to be funny - The Front

I need to be funny

Let's stop this pretense. Room 904. - The Front

Let's stop this pretense. Room 904.

Get him outta here You fat pig - The Front

Get him outta here You fat pig

Hey I tried to get us tickets - The Front

Hey I tried to get us tickets

Now this friend of yours - The Front

Now this friend of yours

Yeah I still don't see why we can't fix it - The Front

Yeah I still don't see why we can't fix it

Open up in the name of the law - The Front

Open up in the name of the law

You know I never learned how to sip a drink - The Front

You know I never learned how to sip a drink

It's nice when nice happens to somebody nice - The Front

It's nice when nice happens to somebody nice

Take care of yourself - The Front

Take care of yourself

Where have you been? - The Front

Where have you been?

Do you want a drink - The Front

Do you want a drink

I saw you at the funeral today. - The Front

I saw you at the funeral today.

You're lucky you're a writer - The Front

You're lucky you're a writer

I'm not a writer Florence - The Front

I'm not a writer Florence

Do you know Alfred Miller the writer - The Front

Do you know Alfred Miller the writer

In a strictly friendly way. - The Front

In a strictly friendly way.

Fellas - The Front

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In 1953, 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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Martin Ritt

Writer: Walter Bernstein

Production: Rollins-Joffe Productions,Devon/Persky-Bright,Persky-Bright Productions,Columbia Pictures

Genre: drama

Year: 1976

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 13 Jan 1977

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 5 nominations total

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