Daniel (film)

Daniel

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Produced by Burtt Harris
Written by E. L. Doctorow
Starring Timothy Hutton
Mandy Patinkin
Lindsay Crouse
Edward Asner
Peter Friedman
Lee Richardson
Carmen Mathews
Tovah Feldshuh
Music by Bob James
Cinematography Andrzej Bartkowiak
Edited by Peter C. Frank
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release dates
26 August 1983
Running time
130 minutes
Country UK / US
Language English
Box office $687,475[1]

Daniel is a 1983 British-American drama film which was adapted by E. L. Doctorow from his novel The Book of Daniel. It was directed by Sidney Lumet.

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.

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

  1. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=daniel.htm

External links

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