The Front is a 1976 film starring Woody Allen and Zero Mostel about a man who acts as a front for writers blacklisted during the Red Scare of the 1950s.
The Front provides examples of:
Borscht Belt: Hecky has his roots there, and goes back to playing it after his blacklisting.
Reality Subtext: Most of the cast and crew actually were Blacklisted during the Red Scare, including actor Zero Mostel and director Martin Ritt. The dates of their blacklisting appear under their names in the end credits.
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