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.

6.606

130 min

Cast

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

Director

Sidney Lumet