"America's most unlikely hero."

1976

1h 35m

7.0(173 votes)

Comedy

Drama

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.

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Cast & Crew

50 members

Directing

Woody Allen

Howard Prince

Acting

Zero Mostel

Hecky Brown

Acting

Herschel Bernardi

Philip Sussman

Acting

Michael Murphy

Alfred Miller

Acting

Andrea Marcovicci

Florence Barrett

Acting

Remak Ramsay

Hennessey

Acting

Marvin Lichterman

Myer Prince

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Acting

Lloyd Gough

Delaney

Acting

David Margulies

Phelps

Acting

Joshua Shelley

Sam

Acting

Norman Rose

Howard's Attorney

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Charles Kimbrough

Committee Counselor

Acting

Josef Sommer

Committee Chairman

Acting

Danny Aiello

Danny LaGattuta

Acting

Georgann Johnson

T.V. Interviewer

Acting

Scott McKay

Hampton

Acting

David Clarke

Hubert Jackson

Acting

I.W. Klein

Bank Teller

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Acting

John Bentley

Bartender

Acting

Julie Garfield

Margo

Acting

Murray Moston

Boss

Acting

MacIntyre Dixon

Harry Stone

Acting

Rudolph Willrich

Tailman

Acting

Burt Britton

Bookseller

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Acting

Albert M. Ottenheimer

School Principal

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Acting

William Bogert

Parks

Acting

Joey Faye

Waiter

Acting

Marilyn Sokol

Sandy

Acting

John J. Slater

T.V. Director

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Acting

Renee Paris

Girl in Hotel Lobby

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Acting

Gino Gennaro

Stage Hand

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Acting

Joan Porter

Myer's Wife

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Directing

Andrew Bernstein

Alfred's Child

Acting

Jacob Bernstein

Alfred's Child

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Acting

Matthew Tobin

Man at Party

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Acting

Marilyn Persky

Man at Party's Date

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Acting

Sam McMurray

Young Man at Party

Acting

Joe Jamrog

FBI Man

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Acting

Michael Miller

FBI Man

Acting

Lucy Lee Flippin

Nurse

Acting

Jack Davidson

Congressman

Acting

Donald Symington

Congressman

Acting

Pat McNamara

Federal Marshal

Acting

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Mamie Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Douglas MacArthur

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Billie Perkins

Waitress (uncredited)

Acting

Frankie Verroca

Hotel Bellman (uncredited)

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Acting

Carson Grant

Eddy Waiter (uncredited)

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