Daniel (film)
5.8 /10 1 Votes
2.5/4 Roger Ebert Director Sidney Lumet Music director Bob James Duration Language English | 6.7/10 IMDb 43% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Drama Screenplay E. L. Doctorow Country UK / US | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 26 August 1983 Writer E.L. Doctorow (novel), E.L. Doctorow (screenplay) Initial release August 26, 1983 (New York City) 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)Similar movies Last Dance (1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel
Daniel is a 1983 British-American drama film which was adapted by E. L. Doctorow from his 1971 novel The Book of Daniel. It was directed by Sidney Lumet.
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Plot introduction
The film was based on the life story of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted as spies and executed by the United States government in 1953 for giving nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union. This story follows their fictionalized son as he attempts to find out the truth.They were both executed by the electric chair.
Cast
Paul and Rochelle Isaacson (the Rosenbergs) are played by Mandy Patinkin and Lindsay Crouse. Their son Daniel is played by Timothy Hutton, his wife Phyllis by Ellen Barkin, and their (fictional) daughter Susan by Amanda Plummer. In actuality, the Rosenbergs had two sons, Michael and Robert.
Ed Asner and Maria Tucci also appear in the film.
Reception
Daniel received mixed reviews and was not a box office success upon its limited release. It currently holds a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
References
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