The Front

(1976)

Synopsis

Howard, a cashier and small-time bookie, poses as a writer to sell scripts for blacklisted screenwriters during the McCarthy era. When threatened with allegations, Howard takes a stand.

Directors

Martin Ritt, Charles H. Joffe, Juliet Taylor, Walter Goss, Charles Bailey, Michael Chapman, Charles H. Joffe, Sidney Levin, Martin Ritt, Jack Rollins, Walter Bernstein, Sid Levin

Production year

1976

Rating

PG

Studio

Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.

Runtime

94 minutes

Cast

Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Herschel Bernardi, Andrea Marcovicci, Remak Ramsay