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.
Director and cast
- Sidney Lumet Director
- 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
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