The Front (1976)

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America's most unlikely hero.

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.

• Released: 1976-09-30
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 35m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 186 votes

Directed by Martin Ritt.

Top cast

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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Front

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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