Daniel (1983)

  • R
  • 08/26/1983 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 10m

Overview

The fictionalized story of Daniel, the son of Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed as Soviet spies in the 1950s. As a graduate student in New York in the 1960s, Daniel is involved in the antiwar protest movement and contrasts his experiences to the memory of his parents and his belief that they were wrongfully convicted.

Sidney Lumet

Director

E. L. Doctorow

Novel, Screenplay

Cast

Timothy Hutton's headshot

Timothy Hutton

Daniel Isaacson
Mandy Patinkin's headshot

Mandy Patinkin

Paul Isaacson
Lindsay Crouse's headshot

Lindsay Crouse

Rochelle Isaacson
Ed Asner's headshot

Ed Asner

Jacob Ascher
Ellen Barkin's headshot

Ellen Barkin

Phyllis Isaacson
Julie Bovasso's headshot

Julie Bovasso

Frieda Stein
Tovah Feldshuh's headshot

Tovah Feldshuh

Linda Mindish
Joseph Leon's headshot

Joseph Leon

Selig Mindish

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