The Chosen
One boy. Two worlds. A time to choose.
1981 | 105m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Jeremy Kagan |
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| Writer: | Edwin Gordon, Chaim Potok |
| Staring: |
| In a 1940s New York, two Jewish teenage boys are determined to remain friends despite the deep differences between their two families. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 20, 1981 |
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| Director: | Jeremy Kagan |
| Writer: | Edwin Gordon, Chaim Potok |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | friendship, teenage boy, jewish culture, father son relationship |
| Production Companies | Chosen Film Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Barry Miller | Reuven Malter |
| Robby Benson | Danny Saunders |
| Maximilian Schell | Professor David Malter |
| Rod Steiger | Reb Saunders |
| Hildy Brooks | Mrs. Saunders |
| Kaethe Fine | Shaindel Saunders |
| Ron Rifkin | Baseball Coach |
| Robert John Burke | Levi Saunders |
| Lonny Price | Davey |
| Evan Handler | Sidney Goldberg |
| Douglas Warhit | Sam |
| Jeffrey Marcus | Schwartzi |
| Stuart Charno | 1st Baseman |
| Richard Lifschutz | Hassidic Coach |
| Clement Fowler | Doctor |
| John Pankow | Bully |
| Richard Ziman | Bully |
| Bruce MacVittie | Bully |
| E.D. Miller | Umpire |
| Jack Hollander | Psychology Professor |
| Elaine Kagan | V.E. Day Woman |
| Kathryn Conners | V.E. Day Woman |
| Iva Rifkin | V.E. Day Woman |
| Val Avery | Teacher |
| Danton Stone | Fighting Student |
| Mark Nelson | Fighting Student |
| Frank Maxwell | Radio Announcer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Kagan | Additional Writing, Director |
| David Garfield | Editor |
| Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Barbara De Fina | Unit Manager |
| Arthur J. Ornitz | Director of Photography |
| Stuart Wurtzel | Production Design |
| Howard E. Smith | Editor |
| Joseph Coscia | Makeup & Hair |
| Edwin Gordon | Screenplay |
| Ruth Morley | Costume Design |
| Joy Todd | Casting |
| Allen Weisinger | Makeup & Hair |
| Chaim Potok | Novel |
| Mel Howard | Unit Production Manager |
| Philip A.T. Smith | Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joseph Harris | Associate Producer |
| Ely A. Landau | Producer |
| Mel Howard | Associate Producer |
| Steven Douglas Brown | Associate Producer |
| Edie Landau | Producer |
| Roger Harrison | Associate Producer |
| Jonathan Bernstein | Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 7 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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