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1983 Drama 2h 10m

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.

6.6 TMDB RATING
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Principal Cast

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

John Rubinstein

Robert Lewin

Colin Stinton

Dale

Maria Tucci

Lise Lewin

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