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Incisive comedy set at the time of the infamous McCarthy witch-hunt and centring on a bookmaker who rents his name to blacklisted writers. The script was penned by Walter Bernstein, who was himself blacklisted, and several of the actors in the film were also the victims of blacklisting in real life.

Keywords:

Comedy, Drama, Black Comedy, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1976) (USA) (5 Star)

Cast:

Woody Allen	.... Howard Prince
Zero Mostel	.... Hecky Brown
Michael Murphy	.... Alfred Miller
Andrea Marcovicci	.... Florence Barrett
Herschel Bernardi	.... Phil Sussman
Remak Ramsay	.... Hennessey

Supporting Cast:

Marvin Lichterman	.... Myer Prince
Lloyd Gough	.... Delaney
David Margulies	.... Phelps
Joshua Shelley	.... Sam
Norman Rose	.... Howard's Attorney
Charles Kimbrough	.... Committee Counselor
Josef Sommer	.... Committee Chairman
Danny Aiello	.... Danny LaGattuta
Georgann Johnson	.... TV Interviewer
Scott McKay	.... Hampton
David Clarke	.... Hubert Jackson
I.W. Klein	.... Bank Teller
John Bentley	.... Bartender
Julie Garfield	.... Margo

Directors:

Martin Ritt

Writers:

Walter Bernstein