The Front (1976)

Released: 1976-09-17 Duration: 1hr 35min

Genres: Comedy Drama

Rating 7.0

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America's most unlikely hero.

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Rollins-Joffe Productions

Devon/Persky-Bright

Persky-Bright Productions

Columbia Pictures

Additional Info

Budget	$0.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	7.53

Directed By

Martin Ritt

Crew

Producer
Martin Ritt

Director
Martin Ritt

First Assistant Editor
Ralph S. Singleton

Director of Photography
Michael Chapman

Screenplay
Walter Bernstein

Editor
Sidney Levin

Production Manager
Robert Drumheller

Costume Design
Ruth Morley

Executive Producer
Charles H. Joffe

Art Direction
Charles Bailey

Associate Producer
Robert Greenhut

Assistant Director
Peter R. Scoppa

Second Assistant Director
Ralph S. Singleton

Producer's Assistant
Golda David

Script Supervisor
B.J. Bjorkman

Production Office Coordinator
Lois Kramer Hartwick

Location Manager
Peter Burrell

Location Manager
Christopher Cronyn

Transportation Captain
James Fanning

Set Decoration
Robert Drumheller

Property Master
Joseph M. Caracciolo

Scenic Artist
Bruno Robotti

Gaffer
Richard Quinlan

Key Grip
Robert Ward

Makeup Artist
Robert Jiras

Hairstylist
Philip Leto

Wardrobe Master
Peggy Farrell

Camera Operator
Fred Schuler

First Assistant Camera
Tibor Sands

Second Assistant Camera
Bill Johnson

Still Photographer
Josh Weiner

Sound Mixer
James Sabat

Boom Operator
Vito L. Ilardi

Unit Publicist
Scott MacDonough

Sound Editor
John H. Newman

Music Editor
Else Blangsted

Assistant Editor
Hy Friedman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James G. Stewart

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Beckert

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wayne Artman

Production Assistant
Beth Rudin

Production Assistant
Patricia Crown

Production Assistant
David Garfield

Casting
Juliet Taylor

Original Music Composer
Dave Grusin

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