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.
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
Maria Tucci
Lise Lewin
Rita Zohar
Grandmother
Ilan Mitchell-Smith
Young Daniel
Peter Friedman
Ben Cohen
Will Lee
The Judge
David Margulies
Dr. Duberstein
Leo Burmester
FBI #1
Burton Collins
FBI #2
Joe Dabenigno
Mounted Cop
Rosetta LeNoire
Prison Matron
Ron McLarty
Prison Guard
Sonia Zomina
Mrs. Bittleman
Nicholas Saunders
Jail Doctor
Daniel Stern
Artie Sternlicht
Crew
Sidney Lumet
Director, Executive Producer
E. L. Doctorow
Screenplay, Novel, Executive Producer
Peter C. Frank
Editor
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Cinematography
Burtt Harris
Producer
Philip Rosenberg
Production Design
Hank Muller
Assistant Camera
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Design
Bob Grimaldi
Hairstylist
Joe Cranzano
Makeup Artist
Robert Drumheller
Set Decoration
Philip Smith
Set Decoration
Jennifer Ogden
Production Manager
Tom Razzano
Assistant Unit Manager
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