Daniel (1983 film)

Film directed by Sidney Lumet

Daniel

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Directed by| Sidney Lumet
Screenplay by| E. L. Doctorow
Based on| The Book of Daniel
by E. L. Doctorow
Produced by| Burtt Harris
Starring|

* Timothy Hutton
* Mandy Patinkin
* Lindsay Crouse
* Edward Asner

Cinematography| Andrzej Bartkowiak
Edited by| Peter C. Frank
Music by| Bob James
Distributed by| Paramount Pictures

Release dates

* 26 August 1983 (1983-08-26) (United States)
* 10 February 1984 (1984-02-10) (United Kingdom)

Running time

| 130 minutes
Countries|

* United Kingdom
* United States

Language| English
Box office| $687,475[1]

Daniel is a 1983 drama film directed by Sidney Lumet from a screenplay by E. L. Doctorow, based on his 1971 novel The Book of Daniel. The film stars Timothy Hutton, Mandy Patinkin, Lindsay Crouse, and Edward Asner.

Daniel was released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on 26 August 1983 and in the United Kingdom on 10 February 1984.

## Plot

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The film was based on the life story of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted as spies and executed in the electric chair 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 the truth.

## Cast

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* Timothy Hutton as Daniel Isaacson
* Mandy Patinkin as Paul Isaacson
* Lindsay Crouse as Rochelle Isaacson
* Edward Asner as Jacob Ascher
* Ellen Barkin as Phyllis Isaacson
* Julie Bovasso as Frieda Stein
* Tovah Feldshuh as Linda Mindish
* Carmen Mathews as Mrs. Ascher
* Amanda Plummer as Susan Isaacson
* Lee Richardson as Reporter
* John Rubinstein as Robert Lewin
* Colin Stinton as Dale
* Maria Tucci as Lise Lewin
* Ilan Mitchell-Smith as Young Daniel Isaacson
* Peter Friedman as Ben Cohen
* Will Lee as Judge (posthumously, his last appearance)
* David Margulies as Dr. Duberstein
* Leo Burmester as FBI Agent
* Rosetta LeNoire as Prison Matron
* Ron McLarty as Prison Guard
* Nicholas Saunders as Jail Doctor
* Daniel Stern as Artie Sternlicht
* Lee Wallace as Mayor

## Reception

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Daniel received mixed reviews, and it was not a box-office success upon its limited release. It currently holds a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

## References

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1. ^ Daniel at Box Office Mojo

## External links

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* Daniel at IMDb
* Daniel at AllMovie
* Daniel at Rotten Tomatoes

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Films directed by Sidney Lumet

* Filmography
* Awards and nominations

Feature films|

* 12 Angry Men (1957)
* Stage Struck (1958)
* That Kind of Woman (1959)
* The Fugitive Kind (1960)
* A View from the Bridge (1962)
* Long Day's Journey into Night (1962)
* The Pawnbroker (1964)
* Fail Safe (1964)
* The Hill (1965)
* The Group (1966)
* The Deadly Affair (1966)
* Bye Bye Braverman (1968)
* The Sea Gull (1968)
* The Appointment (1969)
* King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
* Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970)
* The Anderson Tapes (1971)
* Child's Play (1972)
* The Offence (1973)
* Serpico (1973)
* Lovin' Molly (1974)
* Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
* Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
* Network (1976)
* Equus (1977)
* The Wiz (1978)
* Just Tell Me What You Want (1980)
* Prince of the City (1981)
* Deathtrap (1982)
* The Verdict (1982)
* Daniel (1983)
* Garbo Talks (1984)
* Power (1986)
* The Morning After (1986)
* Running on Empty (1988)
* Family Business (1989)
* Q & A (1990)
* A Stranger Among Us (1992)
* Guilty as Sin (1993)
* Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
* Critical Care (1997)
* Gloria (1999)
* Find Me Guilty (2006)
* Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

Television|

* Beyond This Place (1957)
* Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (1958)
* All the King's Men (1958)
* Three by Tennessee (1958)
* The Count of Monte Cristo (1958)
* The Dybbuk (1960)
* The Iceman Cometh (1960)
* Sacco-Vanzetti Story (1960)
* 100 Centre Street (2001–02)
* Strip Search (2004)

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Works by E. L. Doctorow

Novels|

* Welcome to Hard Times (1960)
* Big as Life (1966)
* The Book of Daniel (1971)
* Ragtime (1975)
* Loon Lake (1980)
* World's Fair (1985)
* Billy Bathgate (1989)
* The Waterworks (1994)
* City of God (2000)
* The March (2005)
* Homer & Langley (2009)
* Andrew's Brain (2014)

Short story collections|

* Lives of the Poets: Six Stories and a Novella (1984)
* Sweet Land Stories (2004)
* All the Time in the World: New and Selected Stories (2011)

Nonfiction|

* Jack London, Hemingway and the Constitution: Selected Essays, 1977-1992 (1993)
* Reporting the Universe (2003)
* Creationists: Selected Essays, 1993-2006 (2006)
* Citizen Doctorow: Notes on Art & Politics (2015)

Film adaptations|

* Welcome to Hard Times (1967)
* Ragtime (1981)
* Daniel (1983)
* Billy Bathgate (1991)
* Jolene (2008)
* Wakefield (2016)

Other|

* Drinks Before Dinner: A Play (1978)
* Ragtime (musical, 1996)

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