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America's most unlikely hero. - The Front
Movie Details

Title: The Front

Release Date: 17 Sep 1976

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

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

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

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.97 (167 votes)

Cast

  • Howard Prince: Woody Allen
  • Hecky Brown: Zero Mostel
  • Philip Sussman: Herschel Bernardi
  • Alfred Miller: Michael Murphy
  • Florence Barrett: Andrea Marcovicci
  • Hennessey: Remak Ramsay
  • Myer Prince: Marvin Lichterman
  • Delaney: Lloyd Gough
  • Phelps: David Margulies
  • Sam: Joshua Shelley
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