United States / Sep 17, 1976 / PG
America's most unlikely hero.
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Gough | Delaney |
| David Margulies | Phelps |
| Joshua Shelley | Sam |
| Norman Rose | Howard's Attorney |
| Charles Kimbrough | Committee Counselor |
| Josef Sommer | Committee Chairman |
| 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 |
| Rudolph Willrich | Tailman |
| Burt Britton | Bookseller |
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| Albert M. Ottenheimer | School Principal |
| William Bogert | Parks |
| Joey Faye | Waiter |
| Marilyn Sokol | Sandy |
| John J. Slater | T.V. Director |
| Renee Paris | Girl in Hotel Lobby |
| 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 | Man at Party's Date |
| Sam McMurray | Young Man at Party |
| Joe Jamrog | FBI Man |
| Michael Miller | FBI Man |
| Lucy Lee Flippin | Nurse |
| Jack Davidson | Congressman |
| Donald Symington | Congressman |
| Pat McNamara | Federal Marshal |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Self (archive footage) |
| Mamie Eisenhower | Self (archive footage) |
| Douglas MacArthur | Self (archive footage) |
| Harry S. Truman | Self (archive footage) |
| Billie Perkins | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Frankie Verroca | Hotel Bellman (uncredited) |
| Carson Grant | Eddy Waiter (uncredited) |
| Harrison Ressler | Protester (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Front |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Devon/Persky-Bright, Persky-Bright Productions, Columbia Pictures, Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions |
| Release date | 17 settembre 1976 |
| Executive producer | Charles H. Joffe |
| Production | Martin Ritt, Robert Greenhut |
| Writer | Walter Bernstein |
| Casting | Juliet Taylor |
| Editing | Sidney Levin, Ralph S. Singleton, Hy Friedman |
| Cinematography | Michael Chapman, Robert Ward, Fred Schuler, Tibor Sands, Bill Johnson, Josh Weiner |
| Assistant directors | Peter R. Scoppa, Ralph S. Singleton, Martin Ritt, B.J. Bjorkman |
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| Lighting | Richard Quinlan |
| Camera operators | Fred Schuler, Michael Chapman, Robert Ward, Tibor Sands, Bill Johnson, Josh Weiner |
| Additional photography | Michael Chapman, Robert Ward, Fred Schuler, Tibor Sands, Bill Johnson, Josh Weiner |
| Production design | Charles Bailey, Robert Drumheller, Joseph M. Caracciolo |
| Art direction | Charles Bailey, Robert Drumheller, Joseph M. Caracciolo |
| Set decoration | Robert Drumheller, Charles Bailey, Joseph M. Caracciolo |
| Music | Dave Grusin, James Sabat, Vito L. Ilardi, John H. Newman, Else Blangsted, James G. Stewart, Tom Beckert, Wayne Artman |
| Sound | James Sabat, Vito L. Ilardi, John H. Newman, Else Blangsted, James G. Stewart, Tom Beckert, Wayne Artman, Dave Grusin |
| Costume design | Ruth Morley, Robert Jiras, Philip Leto, Peggy Farrell |
| Makeup | Robert Jiras, Ruth Morley, Philip Leto, Peggy Farrell |
| Hairstyling | Ruth Morley, Robert Jiras, Philip Leto, Peggy Farrell |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Ireland / Feb 25, 1977 / 12
Spain / Mar 08, 1978 / TP
Hungary / Jul 27, 1978 / 18
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Japan / May 21, 1989 / G
Physical media
France / Jan 19, 2010
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