The Chosen (1981)
One boy. Two worlds. A time to choose.
In a 1940s New York, two Jewish teenage boys are determined to remain friends despite the deep differences between their families.
- Date of release
- 1981-08-20
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (30)
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jeremy Kagan
Casting
- Barry Miller — Reuven Malter
- Robby Benson — Danny Saunders
- Maximilian Schell — Professor David Malter
- Rod Steiger — Reb Saunders
- Hildy Brooks — Mrs. Saunders
- Kaethe Fine — Shaindel Saunders
- Ron Rifkin — Baseball Coach
- Robert John Burke — Levi Saunders
- Lonny Price — Davey
- Evan Handler — Sidney Goldberg
- Douglas Warhit — Sam
- Jeffrey Marcus — Schwartzi
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Chosen
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The Chosen is a 1981 American drama film directed by Jeremy Kagan, based on the best-selling book of the same name by Chaim Potok, published in 1967. It stars Robby Benson, Barry Miller, Maximilian Schell and Rod Steiger. At the 1981 Montreal World Film Festival, the film won Grand Prix of the Americas, and Steiger won best actor. Analysis Film Releasing Corp and 20th Century Fox released it in the US in April 1982.
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