The Front

The Front
theatrical release poster
Directed by	Martin Ritt
Written by	Walter Bernstein
Produced by	Charles H. Joffe Jack Rollins
Starring	Woody Allen Zero Mostel Michael Murphy Herschel Bernardi Andrea Marcovicci Remak Ramsay Lloyd Gough
Cinematography	Michael Chapman
Edited by	Sidney Levin
Music by	Dave Grusin
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	September 17, 1976 (1976-09-17)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Front is a 1976 American comedy 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.

Several people involved in the making of the film—including screenwriter Bernstein, director Ritt, and actors Mostel, Herschel Bernardi, and Lloyd Gough—had been blacklisted. (The name of each in the closing credits is followed by "Blacklisted 19--" and the relevant year.) Bernstein was listed after being named in the Red Channels journal that identified alleged Communists and Communist sympathizers.^[1]