The Front
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| Initial release | USA |
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| Directors | Martin Ritt |
| Screenplay | Walter Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Michael Chapman |
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| ID | 2046538 |
About The Front
In the 1950s, restaurant cashier Howard Prince (Woody Allen) is apathetic toward the politics around him. When a blacklisted screenwriter (Michael Murphy) asks Howard to sell a script under his own name, Howard sees an opportunity to make a profit and becomes a "front" for several blacklisted writers. But after he witnesses the social destruction of a comedian (Zero Mostel), Howard sees the corruption of McCarthyism and decides to do something to make a difference. …
Ukraine war: Soldier tells BBC of front-line 'hell'
... There s no doubt this crossing has forced some Russian forces to redeploy from other parts of The Front line, such as their heavily defended positions in the Zaporizhzhia region, where Kyiv hoped there would have been a breakthrough sooner...
Ukraine war: Russia accused of killing unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war
... Late last year, It followed the emergence of a video from The Front line in eastern Ukraine showing the apparent surrender of a number of soldiers in an incident that ends in their deaths...
Queens New York: Four killed including two children in stabbing attack
... When more officers were dispatched to the scene, they found an 11-year-old girl at The Front of the house...
Milford Haven: Garden ornament turns out to be live bomb
... " He plonked it upright in The Front courtyard and that s where it remained...
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem on 'lethal' desire to control wombs
... " As women s access to reproductive rights has become more limited in the US, some women in Latin America have successfully campaigned for the right to legal abortion and Steinem, who has been at The Front line of countless street demonstrations in her life, admires their determined activism...
Ukraine war: Putin to boost Russian troop numbers by 15%
... along The Front line with Russia, as temperatures in the region fall below freezing...
Ukraine war: Zelensky says fortifying front lines must be accelerated
...By Jessica Parker in Kyiv & Paul Kirby in LondonBBC NewsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said defences must be quickly beefed up across The Front line, after meeting commanders in some of the main pressure points in the south and east...
Head teacher says autistic student died despite family's plea for support
... " She says even ordering the family a magnetic lock so The Front door was secured automatically might have made a difference...
Milford Haven: Garden ornament turns out to be live bomb
By Catherine EvansBBC News
A couple who kept an old missile as a garden ornament said " it was like the passing of an old friend" when it was detonated by a Bomb Disposal team.
The Bomb , which had been outside the home of Sian and Jeffrey Edwards in Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire, is thought to date from the late 19Th Century .
The couple had thought it was a " dummy" bomb with no charge.
The Ministry of Defence said it removed a 64lb (29kg) " naval projectile".
Mrs Edwards said she used to bang her trowel on The Bomb to remove earth after gardening.
But on Wednesday evening, a Police Officer knocked on The Door to tell the couple he had spotted The Bomb and would need to alert the Ministry of Defence.
An hour later, he told the shocked couple the Bomb Squad would arrive The Next day.
It was a Sleepless Night for Mr and Mrs Edwards, who had been told the whole street might need to be evacuated.
" We didn't sleep a wink All Night . It knocked us for six, " said Mr Edwards.
" I told the Bomb Disposal unit 'we're not leaving The House , we're staying here. If it goes up, we're going to go up with it'. "
Tests proved The Bomb was live, but with only a tiny amount of charge. It was taken to a disused quarry in Walwyn's Castle, covered with five tonnes of sand and detonated.
'It was an old friend'After living in The Street since he was three years old, 77-year-old Mr Edwards was sad to see it go.
" It was an old friend. I'm so sorry that The Poor old thing was blown to pieces. "
Mr Edwards said he had been told the history of The Bomb by the Morris family, whose relative used to own The House . They said he had found it More Than 100 years ago.
" Warships for the Royal Navy used to drop anchor in St Brides Bay and point their guns towards Broad Haven and Open Fire , " He Said .
" They used to use The Sands for target practice. They'd make sure there was No One on The Sands , mind!
" Well Pop Morris, who went around delivering lemonade, was Going Down to Broad Haven with his horse and cart and found The Shell .
" He struggled back up The Beach with it, put it on the back of his cart and had a very bouncy seven-mile ride Back Home .
" He plonked it upright in The Front courtyard and that's where it remained. "
The Bomb was later sunk into concrete and painted red to match The Window ledges when Mr and Mrs Edwards bought The House in 1982.
" It stood there during two world wars, " said Mr Edwards.
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: " We can confirm that on 30 Nov 23, Ashchurch Troop, 721 EOD Sqn, 11 EOD& S Regt RLC, responded at The Request of Dyfed-Powys Police to a suspect item of ordnance.
" The EOD team assessed the item and determined it to be a 64lb naval projectile which was removed from The Scene for subsequent explosive demolition. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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