Daniel (1983)
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.
- Date of release
- 1983-08-26
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (37)
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
Casting
- Timothy Hutton — Daniel Isaacson
- Mandy Patinkin — Paul Isaacson
- Lindsay Crouse — Rochelle Isaacson
- Ed Asner — Jacob Ascher
- Ellen Barkin — Phyllis Isaacson
- Julie Bovasso — Frieda Stein
- Tovah Feldshuh — Linda Mindish
- Joseph Leon — Selig Mindish
- Carmen Mathews — Mrs. Ascher
- Norman Parker — East Bronx Children's Shelter Director
- Amanda Plummer — Susan Isaacson
- Lee Richardson — Reporter
Interesting facts
Daniel is a 1983 drama film directed by Sidney Lumet from a screenplay by E. L. Doctorow, based on his 1971 novel The Book of Daniel. The film stars Timothy Hutton, Mandy Patinkin, Lindsay Crouse, and Edward Asner.
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