Trivia / The Front

• Irony as She Is Cast: Woody Allen, a well-respected writer and director, plays a man who "couldn't write a grocery list."
• Playing Against Type: Woody Allen in a serious drama about Hollywood Blacklisting. He's still a nebbish, though.
• Reality Subtext: Many of the cast and crew actually were Blacklisted during the Red Scare, including director Martin Ritt, screenwriter Walter Bernstein, and actors Zero Mostel and Herschel Bernardi. The dates of their blacklisting appear under their names in the end credits.
• What Could Have Been: Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford and George Segal were considered for the lead role.

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