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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Walter Bernstein (written by)
Release Date:
17 September 1976 (USA)
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Tagline:
America's Most Unlikely Hero.
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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1950s
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Cashier
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McCarthyism
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Bookmaker
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Communist Menace
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 3 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
A chat with the cast of Woody Allen's Whatever Works
(From The Hollywood Interview. 18 June 2009, 11:52 PM, PDT)
Andrea's Still Sure-handed
(From New York Post. 14 November 2008, 8:48 PM, PST)
(From The Hollywood Interview. 18 June 2009, 11:52 PM, PDT)
Andrea's Still Sure-handed
(From New York Post. 14 November 2008, 8:48 PM, PST)
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Historically significant
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Woody Allen | ... | Howard Prince |
 | Zero Mostel | ... | Hecky Brown |
| Herschel Bernardi | ... | Phil Sussman |
 | Michael Murphy | ... | Alfred Miller |
 | Andrea Marcovicci | ... | Florence Barrett |
| Remak Ramsay | ... | Hennessey |
| 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 (as M. Josef Sommer) |
 | Danny Aiello | ... | Danny LaGattuta |
| Georgann Johnson | ... | T. V. Interviewer |
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95 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:PG |
Iceland:L |
Sweden:11 |
USA:PG (Approved No. 24495) |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
West Germany:12
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This is the last on-screen film project for Zero Mostel.
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Goofs:
Continuity: Investigator Hennessey, as his name is spelled in the credits, is shown sitting at his desk on which there is a nameplate which reads Francis K. Hennessy.
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Quotes:
Howard Prince:
[to Sam] I - I still don't see why we can't fix it. You know what I me...? Pay somebody off 'cau - 'cause how much cou-could it cost, you know, 'cause they're just Congressmen?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Simpsons: The Front (#4.19)" (1993)
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Soundtrack:
Young at Heart
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It's amazing to me that it has been more than a quarter of a century since this movie was made. I think at the time the movie was made it was said that it could not have been made before then because of the controversy; "Hollywood" would not have allowed it to be made.
This movie is of historical significance because it is based on reality; a reality that seems impossible now. I saw this movie in a theater in which another movie was shown first. The first movie was a documentary of the search for communists and the real-life story preceding the fictional portrayal of the same thing was a powerful combination.
I think this movie must be seen by all to see how unreasonable people can be if we are too intolerant.