The McCarthy-era "witch hunts" in the entertainment industry set the stage for this comedy drama set in the 1950s. Howard Prince (Woody Allen) is a cashier at a corner bar who works as a small-time bookie on the side, with little success. One day, Howard's old friend Alfred Miller (Michael Murphy), a successful television writer, makes a business proposal to him; Alfred's leftist political views have resulted in him being blacklisted from the major television networks, and he can no longer get work. Alfred asks Howard to ...
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The McCarthy-era "witch hunts" in the entertainment industry set the stage for this comedy drama set in the 1950s. Howard Prince (Woody Allen) is a cashier at a corner bar who works as a small-time bookie on the side, with little success. One day, Howard's old friend Alfred Miller (Michael Murphy), a successful television writer, makes a business proposal to him; Alfred's leftist political views have resulted in him being blacklisted from the major television networks, and he can no longer get work. Alfred asks Howard to act as a "front" -- Howard puts his name on Alfred's scripts, sells them, and takes a cut of the payment for his trouble. Howard's new career as a "writer" is an instant success, and soon Howard is fronting for a handful of blacklisted scribes while earning a healthy income and becoming the toast of the television industry; another fringe benefit is a romance with beautiful network employee Florence Barrett (Andrea Marcovicci). However, comic Hecky Brown (Zero Mostel), who had a brief fling with socialism years before, now finds his past catching up with him, and he's told in order to save his job as host of a weekly television show, he has to get the goods on some suspicious figures, among them Howard Prince, whose background looks a little too clean for comfort. The Front was written by Walter Bernstein, who was himself blacklisted during the 1950s, as were co-stars Zero Mostel, Herschel Bernardi, and Lloyd Gough. Mark Deming, Rovi
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Add this copy of The Front to cart. $14.00, new condition, Sold by BookScene rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hull, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Sony Pictures.
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New. 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5. DVD. Condition: New. Sony Pictures, 2004. 1 disc. Excellent condition. Still in shrinkwrap. Size: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5. DVD Video DVD43.
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Charles Kimbrough, Herschel Bernardi, Andrea Marcovicci, Danny Aiello, Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Michael Murphy. New. 1976 Run time: 94. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
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Charles Kimbrough, Herschel Bernardi, Andrea Marcovicci, Danny Aiello, Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Michael Murphy. New. 1976 Run time: 94. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
My husband and I had seen "The Front" years ago (in the late 70s) and never forgot it. After recently seeing "Trumbo," I felt we had to order this film. To me, "The Front" is one of Woody Allen's best -- and it utilizes and names many of the people who were blacklisted at the time. Great (true) story, powerfully done.