Daniel
6.6
130 minutes
8/26/1983
Overview
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.
Cast List
Timothy Hutton
as Daniel Isaacson
Mandy Patinkin
as Paul Isaacson
Lindsay Crouse
as Rochelle Isaacson
Ed Asner
as Jacob Ascher
Ellen Barkin
as Phyllis Isaacson
Julie Bovasso
as Frieda Stein
Tovah Feldshuh
as Linda Mindish
Joseph Leon
as Selig Mindish
Carmen Mathews
as Mrs. Ascher
Norman Parker
as East Bronx Children's Shelter Director
Amanda Plummer
as Susan Isaacson
Lee Richardson
as Reporter
John Rubinstein
as Robert Lewin
Colin Stinton
as Dale
Maria Tucci
as Lise Lewin
Rita Zohar
as Grandmother
Ilan Mitchell-Smith
as Young Daniel
Peter Friedman
as Ben Cohen
Will Lee
as The Judge
David Margulies
as Dr. Duberstein
Leo Burmester
as FBI #1
Burton Collins
as FBI #2
Joe Dabenigno
as Mounted Cop
Rosetta LeNoire
as Prison Matron
Ron McLarty
as Prison Guard
Sonia Zomina
as Mrs. Bittleman
Nicholas Saunders
as Jail Doctor
Daniel Stern
as Artie Sternlicht