Daniel

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.

Directed by Sidney Lumet

Top 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

M

Maria Tucci

Lise Lewin

Rita Zohar

Grandmother

Ilan Mitchell-Smith

Young Daniel

Peter Friedman

Ben Cohen

Will Lee

The Judge

David Margulies

Dr. Duberstein

Details