‘The Front’ opens in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1976)

September 30, 20161970s, Movies 1970s, Woody Allenadmin

Video: 'The Front' trailer

(Thursday, September 30, 1976, 12:15 p.m. EDT) — The Front, a comedy-drama film set against the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s, opened today at the Coronet Theater in New York City.

Directed by Martin Ritt, the film starred Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Michael Murphy, Herschel Bernardi, Andrea Marcovicci, Remak Ramsay and Lloyd Gough.

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‘The Front’ opens in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1976)

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