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Trivia from The Front

• Several people involved in this film were themselves on the McCarthy-era blacklists: director Martin Ritt, writer Walter Bernstein, and actors Zero Mostel, Herschel Bernardi, Lloyd Gough and Joshua Shelley.
• The writers in the deli, according to screenwriter Walter Bernstein, were a composite of himself, Abraham Polonsky, and Arnold Manoff. All 3 writers were blacklisted by Hollywood as a result of the HUAC hearings, and all 3 co-wrote the segments for the 50's TV series "You Are There" (1953).

Awards and Nominations

Academy Awards, USA
Year 1977
Nominated Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Walter Bernstein

BAFTA Awards
Year 1978
Nominated BAFTA Film Award
Best Supporting Actor
Zero Mostel

Golden Globes, USA
Year 1977
Nominated Golden Globe
Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture - Female
Andrea Marcovicci

Writers Guild of America, USA
Year 1977
Nominated WGA Award (Screen)
Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
Walter Bernstein