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The Front

1976 film by Martin Ritt
Movie film Q1197204
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Summary

The Front is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,741 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Silver nugget for the best foreign film[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4]
  • Director: Martin Ritt[5]
  • Screenwriter: Walter Bernstein[6]
  • Composer: Dave Grusin[7]
  • Genre: drama film[8], comedy film[9]
  • Cast member: Woody Allen[10], Zero Mostel[11], Herschel Bernardi[12], Michael Murphy[13], Andrea Marcovicci[14], Remak Ramsay[15], Lloyd Gough[16], Josef Sommer[17], Danny Aiello[18], David Margulies[19], Charles Kimbrough[20], Lucy Lee Flippin[21], Sam McMurray[22]
  • Producer: Martin Ritt[23], Charles H. Joffe[24], Jack Rollins[25]
  • Production company: Columbia Pictures[26]
  • Director of photography: Michael Chapman (cinematographer)[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 6.3/10[30], 68%[31]
  • Color: color[32]
  • Country of origin: United States[33]
  • Publication date: September 30, 1976[34], January 13, 1977[35], January 21, 1977[36], January 26, 1977[37], February 4, 1977[38], February 25, 1977[39], April 22, 1977[40], May 9, 1977[41], September 7, 1977[42], November 3, 1977[43], March 8, 1978[44], April 6, 1978[45], July 27, 1978[46], April 20, 1979[47]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[48]
  • Narrative location: New York City[49]
  • Filming location: New York City[50]
  • Film editor: Sidney Levin[51]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[52]
  • Title: The Front[53]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[54]
  • Duration: 95 minutes[55]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[56]

Why It Matters

The Front has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

What awards did The Front receive?

Honors received include Silver nugget for the best foreign film[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

Related Entities

Danny Aiello film Martin Ritt New York City United States Woody Allen Zero Mostel

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  54. [56] ↑ . cnc.fr. Retrieved . cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', '
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1976-09-30T00:00:00Z, +1977-01-13T00:00:00Z, +1977-01-21T00:00:00Z +12
    Screenwriter → Walter Bernstein
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+95'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
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