The Front
1976 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 9,929 VOTES · DIR. Martin Ritt
Overview
A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,394 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:50 Hi, Howard.
00:07:06 - Nobody would know, just us. - When do we start?
00:10:16 No kidding, did you?
00:13:05 You decide and you cut.
00:16:20 Whoever else you remember in that parade.
00:20:01 So what? You tell me that you're one of those...
00:23:20 Long shots come in like relatives.
00:26:27 - Yeah, I heard cattle. - Cattle is also good.
00:29:23 Can he prove it?
00:34:38 They want changes, make it a firing squad. It's a good idea.
00:39:24 I wrote what you asked. I was duped. I didn't know what I was doing.
00:42:36 We're in a war, Mr. Brown.
00:45:58 I live here, it's clean.
00:49:18 What do you do?
00:53:37 - Tell me what's inside here. - Hecky, don't tickle me.
00:56:33 - You know she's a red? - Stop it, Hecky! I don't like this game.
01:01:16 So you put on a couple of more writers. I need a pilot script.
01:05:17 No, I'm serious. If just one person says no...
01:08:33 You gotta lay off health foods.
01:11:36 What about me? What do I do, go back to the cash register?
01:14:54 - I'd like that very much. - Yeah?
01:22:38 - Didn't you trust me? - I wasn't allowed.
01:25:41 Who?
01:29:00 Who?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,394
Dialogue density14.7 lines / min
First line00:03:50
Final line01:29:00
Production Record
DirectorMartin Ritt
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes9,929