The Front
America's most unlikely hero.
ComedyDramafriendshipfightpoliticsmovie businessscreenwritermccarthy erafrontwritercommunismmccarthyism1950s
A warm-hearted comedy-drama about an ordinary man drawn into the moral complexities of McCarthyism, balancing humor with genuine stakes about artistic freedom and conscience.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Woody Allen
Howard Prince
Zero Mostel
Hecky Brown
Herschel Bernardi
Philip Sussman
Michael Murphy
Alfred Miller
Andrea Marcovicci
Florence Barrett
Remak Ramsay
Hennessey
Marvin Lichterman
Myer Prince
Lloyd Gough
Delaney
David Margulies
Phelps
Joshua Shelley
Sam
Norman Rose
Howard's Attorney
Charles Kimbrough
Committee Counselor
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