The Front
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The Front is a 1976 American comedy-drama film about the Hollywood blacklist era, starring Woody Allen and written by blacklisted screenwriter Walter Bernstein.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Front canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11328237 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Front Context triple: [Walter Bernstein, notableWork, The Front]
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A.
Behind the Front
"Behind the Front" is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, showcasing their early alternative and socially conscious rap style before their later pop-oriented success.
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B.
Up Front
Up Front is a World War II-era cartoon collection by Bill Mauldin that satirically depicts the lives and hardships of American infantry soldiers, especially through his famous characters Willie and Joe.
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C.
The Frontrunner
The Frontrunner is a film produced by James D. Stern, best known as a political drama exploring the rise and fall of a U.S. presidential candidate amid a media scandal.
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D.
The Foremost
The Foremost refers to the earliest and most exemplary believers in Islam who are distinguished by their precedence in faith and virtue.
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E.
The Righteous
The Righteous is a film written by and starring Mark O'Brien, known as a brooding psychological horror drama with strong religious and moral themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Front Target entity description: The Front is a 1976 American comedy-drama film about the Hollywood blacklist era, starring Woody Allen and written by blacklisted screenwriter Walter Bernstein.
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A.
Behind the Front
"Behind the Front" is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, showcasing their early alternative and socially conscious rap style before their later pop-oriented success.
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B.
Up Front
Up Front is a World War II-era cartoon collection by Bill Mauldin that satirically depicts the lives and hardships of American infantry soldiers, especially through his famous characters Willie and Joe.
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C.
The Frontrunner
The Frontrunner is a film produced by James D. Stern, best known as a political drama exploring the rise and fall of a U.S. presidential candidate amid a media scandal.
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D.
The Foremost
The Foremost refers to the earliest and most exemplary believers in Islam who are distinguished by their precedence in faith and virtue.
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E.
The Righteous
The Righteous is a film written by and starring Mark O'Brien, known as a brooding psychological horror drama with strong religious and moral themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American comedy-drama film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | experiences of blacklisted writers in the 1950s ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Florence Barrett – Andrea Marcovicci
NERFINISHED
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Hecky Brown – Zero Mostel NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Prince – Woody Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Michael Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Martin Ritt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses | impact of blacklisting on television industry ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Sidney Levin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Florence Barrett
NERFINISHED
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Hecky Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama film
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political satire film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
freedom of speech
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moral courage ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hollywood blacklist
NERFINISHED
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McCarthyism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dave Grusin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| oscarNominatedPerson |
Walter Bernstein
NERFINISHED
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Zero Mostel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oscarNomination |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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Best Original Screenplay ⓘ |
| portrays | use of fronts for blacklisted writers ⓘ |
| producer |
Charles H. Maguire
NERFINISHED
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Martin Ritt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Persky-Bright Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1976-09-17 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Walter Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 1950s ⓘ |
| starring |
Andrea Marcovicci
NERFINISHED
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David Margulies NERFINISHED ⓘ Herschel Bernardi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd Gough NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Remak Ramsay NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Zero Mostel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Walter Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Front Description of subject: The Front is a 1976 American comedy-drama film about the Hollywood blacklist era, starring Woody Allen and written by blacklisted screenwriter Walter Bernstein.
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