the blacklisted writers Bernstein, Arnold Manoff, and Abraham Polonsky is portrayed in an early scene in which the Murphy character, modeled on Bernstein, introduces the Allen character to two other blacklisted writers. Musical adaptation In 2008, a musical adaptation of The Front had a workshop in New York City. The musical, also titled The Front (or, alternatively, Lucky Break) had music and lyrics by Paul Gordon and Jay Gruska, with a book and additional lyrics by Seth Friedman, and its workshop was co-directed by John Caird and Nell Balaban, starring Brian d'Arcy James as Howard Prince, Richard Kind as Hecky Brown, and Jayne Paterson as Florence Barrett. See also List of American films of 1976 References External links The Front at Turner Classic Movies “McCarthyism and the Movies” The Front (1976) 1976 films 1976 drama films American drama films Columbia Pictures films 1970s English-language films Films scored by Dave Grusin Films about McCarthyism Films about the Hollywood blacklist Films about television American films based on actual events Films directed by Martin Ritt Films set in 1953 Films set in New York City Films shot in New York City Films with screenplays by Walter Bernstein 1970s American films