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Daniel

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Daniel

6.6

2h 10m

1983

Synopsis

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.

Director

Sidney Lumet

Trailer

Drama

based on novel or book1950satomic secrets

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Cast & Crew

Timothy Hutton

Timothy Hutton

as Daniel Isaacson

Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

as Paul Isaacson

Lindsay Crouse

Lindsay Crouse

as Rochelle Isaacson

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

as Jacob Ascher

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

as Phyllis Isaacson

Julie Bovasso

Julie Bovasso

as Frieda Stein

Tovah Feldshuh

Tovah Feldshuh

as Linda Mindish

Joseph Leon

Joseph Leon

as Selig Mindish

Carmen Mathews

Carmen Mathews

as Mrs. Ascher

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