"The Front" – Film with Introduction by Rick Winston

Oct 28, 2018, 6:30 PM

"Making Light of Dark Times" at the Old Labor Hall, 46 Granite St, Barre

Former owner of Montpelier's Savoy Theater, Rick Winston presents the 1976 production of "The Front". This acclaimed comedy/drama, with its serious and compelling theme, vividly brings to life one of America's most disturbing memories: the Communist "witch hunts" of the 1950s.
Reviewing The Front for the New York Times, film critic, Vincent Canby wrote,"Even in its comic moments, "The Front" works on the conscience as it recreates the awful noise of ignorance that can still be heard."

"The Front" was written by blacklisted screen writer Walter Bernstein, and directed by the legendary film maker, Martin Ritt. Ritt was the blacklisted director of such films as "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold", "Hud", "Hombre", and "Norma Jean".

Admission FREE and open to the public. Light refreshments available.
For more information go to https://oldlaborhall.org/