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