The Front

The Front

7.0IMDb Score
Released:1976-09-17
Genre:Comedy, Drama
Duration:95 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Martin Ritt
Actors:Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Herschel Bernardi, Michael Murphy, Andrea Marcovicci
Production:Devon/Persky-Bright, Persky-Bright Productions, Columbia Pictures, Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions

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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