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Overview

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Director:
Jeremy Kagan
Writers:
Edwin Gordon (writer)
Chaim Potok (novel)
Release Date:
30 April 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
4 wins more
User Comments:
A soft-spoken movie with a big comment on life. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Maximilian Schell ... Professor David Malter

Rod Steiger ... Reb Saunders
Robby Benson ... Danny Saunders
Barry Miller ... Reuven Malter
Hildy Brooks ... Mrs. Saunders
Kaethe Fine ... Shaindel Saunders

Ron Rifkin ... Baseball coach
Robert John Burke ... Levi Saunders (as Robert Burke)
Lonny Price ... Davey

Evan Handler ... Goldberg
Douglas Warhit ... Sam

Jeff Marcus ... Schwartzi
Stuart Charno ... 1st Baseman
Richard Lifschutz ... Hassidic Coach
Clement Fowler ... Doctor
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Additional Details

Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Frank Maxwell's final feature film. more
Quotes:
Reuven Malter: I thought you weren't allowed to talk to me?
Danny Saunders: The ban has been lifted.
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Movie Connections:
Features Thrill of a Romance (1945) more

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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
A soft-spoken movie with a big comment on life., 5 February 2001
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Author: (sn2000py@webtv.net) from Virginia, USA

This is by far my favorite Jewish movie ever. Although I'm not Jewish in this lifetime, I get in moods for Jewish movies...and this is the one I always want to watch first. It is a soft-spoken movie that makes some big observations about life and religion. The most intriguing idea is about what one should do with a brilliant child who shows little sensitivity about the feelings of others. I think this is Robby Benson's best work, and everyone else in the movie was excellent, too.

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