---
title: 'The Front (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Martin Ritt'
released: '1976-09-30'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-front-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074554/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Front (1976)

1976 · 95 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Front is a 1976 American drama film set against the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s, when artists, writers, directors, and others were rendered unemployable, having been accused of subversive political activities in support of Communism or of being Communists themselves. It was written by Walter Bernstein, directed by Martin Ritt, and stars Woody Allen, Zero Mostel and Michael Murphy.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Martin Ritt](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-ritt)
- **Producer:** [Martin Ritt](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-ritt), [Charles H. Joffe](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-h-joffe), [Jack Rollins](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-rollins)
- **Screenplay:** [Walter Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-bernstein)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dave Grusin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-grusin)
- **Editor:** [Sidney Levin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-levin)

## Cast

- [Lloyd Gough](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-gough)
- [Andrea Marcovicci](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-marcovicci)
- [David Margulies](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-margulies)
- [Josef Sommer](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-sommer)
- [Herschel Bernardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/herschel-bernardi)
- [Woody Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/woody-allen)
- [Zero Mostel](https://cinepixo.com/people/zero-mostel)
- [Remak Ramsay](https://cinepixo.com/people/remak-ramsay)
- [Danny Aiello](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-aiello)
- [Michael Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-murphy)
- [Lucy Lee Flippin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucy-lee-flippin)
- [Sam McMurray](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-mcmurray)
- [Charles Kimbrough](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-kimbrough)

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