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Daniel

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.

1983 |2h 10m |  Drama

Videos

Cast

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Timothy Hutton

Daniel Isaacson

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Mandy Patinkin

Paul Isaacson

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Lindsay Crouse

Rochelle Isaacson

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Ed Asner

Jacob Ascher

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Ellen Barkin

Phyllis Isaacson

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Julie Bovasso

Frieda Stein

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Tovah Feldshuh

Linda Mindish

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Carmen Mathews

Mrs. Ascher

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Norman Parker

East Bronx Children's Shelter Director

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Amanda Plummer

Susan Isaacson

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Lee Richardson

Reporter

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John Rubinstein

Robert Lewin

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Colin Stinton

Dale

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Rita Zohar

Grandmother

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Ilan Mitchell-Smith

Young Daniel

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Peter Friedman

Ben Cohen

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Will Lee

The Judge

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David Margulies

Dr. Duberstein

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Leo Burmester

FBI #1

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Rosetta LeNoire

Prison Matron

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Ron McLarty

Prison Guard

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Daniel Stern

Artie Sternlicht

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Status

Released

Language

English, Yiddish

Budget

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