The Front
“America's most unlikely hero.”
1976 · 1 h 35 min
Martin RittCast
Woody Allen 
Zero Mostel 
Herschel Bernardi 
Michael Murphy 
Andrea Marcovicci 
Remak Ramsay
Credits
Written by: 
Walter Bernstein
Plot
A cashier fronts for blacklisted writers by submitting their work under his own name, until the injustice pushes him to take a stand.
Sinekatalog’s take
Martin Ritt's McCarthy-era comedy-drama is humane and pointed, with Woody Allen in a rare dramatic turn.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (10,466 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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