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The Front

The Front

Comedy · Drama · 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.

Movie details

The Front

“America's most unlikely hero.”

1976 Comedy · Drama 1h 35m

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TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

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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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Martin Ritt

Written by

Walter Bernstein

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Howard Prince

Zero Mostel

Zero Mostel

Hecky Brown

Herschel Bernardi

Herschel Bernardi

Philip Sussman

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Alfred Miller

Andrea Marcovicci

Andrea Marcovicci

Florence Barrett

Remak Ramsay

Remak Ramsay

Hennessey

M

Marvin Lichterman

Myer Prince

Court is in session

Put The Front on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.