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The Front

Year:

1976

Duration:

95 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.4

Director:

Martin Ritt

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1976-09-17

Filming Locations: New York City, New York, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Lucy Lee Flippin

Woody Allen

Howard Prince

Zero Mostel

Hecky Brown

Herschel Bernardi

Phil 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

Josef Sommer

Committee Chairman (as M. Josef Sommer)

Danny Aiello

Danny LaGattuta

Georgann Johnson

T. V. Interviewer

Scott McKay

Hampton

David Clarke

Hubert Jackson

I.W. Klein

Bank Teller

John Bentley

Bartender

Julie Garfield

Margo

Murray Moston

Boss

MacIntyre Dixon

Harry Stone (as McIntyre Dixon)

Rudolph Willrich

Tailman (as Rudolph Wilrich)

Burt Britton

Bookseller

Albert Ottenheimer

School Principal (as Albert M. Ottenheimer)

William Bogert

Parks

Joey Faye

Waiter

Marilyn Sokol

Sandy

John J. Slater

T. V. Director

Renee Paris

Girl In Hotel Lobby (as Renée Paris)

Gino Gennaro

Stage Hand

Joan Porter

Myer's Wife

Andrew Bernstein

Alfred's Child

Jacob Bernstein

Alfred's Child

Matthew Tobin

Man At Party

Marilyn Persky

His Date

Sam McMurray

Young Man At Party

Joe Jamrog

F B I Man

Michael B. Miller

F B I Man (as Michael Miller)

Jack Davidson

Congressman

Donald Symington

Congressman

Pat McNamara

Federal Marshal (as Patrick McNamara)

Mamie Eisenhower

Herself (archive footage)

Ethel Rosenberg

Herself (archive footage)

Joseph Bergmann

Demonstrator (uncredited)

Carson Grant

Eddy Waiter (uncredited)

Stephen Hayes

Alfred's child (uncredited)

Lauren Simon

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Frankie Verroca

Hotel Bellman (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Director Martin Ritt once said of this film: "Audiences go in expecting a Woody Allen comedy, and come out shattered".

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The film's closing credits state the names of the six cast and crew who were on the Hollywood Blacklist along with the year that they were blacklisted.

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The writers in the deli, according to screenwriter Walter Bernstein, were a composite of himself, Abraham Polonsky, and Arnold Manoff. All three writers were blacklisted by Hollywood as a result of the anti-communist hysteria and House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings. All three also co-wrote the segments for the 1950's TV series You Are There (1953).

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Goofs

An establishing shot up the Bowery to the Peter Cooper statue (before the script exchange) doesn't include the El tracks, which would have still been present until the Third Avenue El made its last run in May 1955.

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When Howard and Florence are walking down a NYC street, a woman wearing 70s fashions can be seen.

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When Howard and Florence kiss in the park , the Bi-Level George Washington Bridge can be seen in the background. In 1952 when this movie takes place, the bridge only had 1 level.

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Quotes

Howard Prince: Swimming's not a sport, swimming's what you do so that you shouldn't drown.

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Howard Prince: [to Sam] I - I still don't see why we can't fix it. You know what I me...? Pay somebody off 'cau - 'cause how much cou-could it cost, you know, 'cause they're just Congressmen?

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Howard Prince: That's the trouble with you leftos. You have this thing about money.

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