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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.

Top Cast

  • Timothy Hutton

    Timothy Hutton

    Daniel Isaacson

  • Mandy Patinkin

    Mandy Patinkin

    Paul Isaacson

  • Lindsay Crouse

    Lindsay Crouse

    Rochelle Isaacson

  • Ed Asner

    Ed Asner

    Jacob Ascher

  • Ellen Barkin

    Ellen Barkin

    Phyllis Isaacson

  • Julie Bovasso

    Julie Bovasso

    Frieda Stein

  • Tovah Feldshuh

    Tovah Feldshuh

    Linda Mindish

  • Joseph Leon

    Joseph Leon

    Selig Mindish

  • Carmen Mathews

    Carmen Mathews

    Mrs. Ascher

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.

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