Daniel

The story

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 & crew

Timothy HuttonDaniel Isaacson

Mandy PatinkinPaul Isaacson

Lindsay CrouseRochelle Isaacson

Ed AsnerJacob Ascher

Ellen BarkinPhyllis Isaacson

Julie BovassoFrieda Stein

Tovah FeldshuhLinda Mindish

Joseph LeonSelig Mindish

Carmen MathewsMrs. Ascher

Norman ParkerEast Bronx Children's Shelter Director

Amanda PlummerSusan Isaacson

Lee RichardsonReporter