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The Chosen is a 1981 American drama film directed by Jeremy Kagan, based on the best-selling book of the same name by Chaim Potok, published in 1967. It stars Robby Benson, Barry Miller, Maximilian Schell and Rod Steiger. At the 1981 Montréal World Film Festival, the film won Grand Prix of the Americas, and Steiger won best actor. [ 1]
Apr 30, 1982 · The Chosen: Directed by Jeremy Kagan. With Maximilian Schell, Rod Steiger, Robby Benson, Barry Miller. In 1944, in Brooklyn, two Jewish kids become friends. One is from a very conservative family, and the other is more liberal.
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- Jeremy Kagan
- 1982-04-30
The Chosen (1981) Very rare film based on the best-selling book of the same name by Chaim Potok, published in 1967. It stars Maximilian Schell and Rod Steiger. ...more.
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Set in the Brooklyn of the 1940s, the story elucidates the friendship between two young Jews of differing factions. Daniel is Hassidic, while Reuven is a Zionist; though separated ideologically ...
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Sep 18, 2012 · Based on Chaim Potok's 1967 novel, Jeremy Paul Kagan's The Chosen (1981) dramatizes life within the seldom-depicted Hassidic community through the story of a friendship between two young Jewish men.
- Jeremy Kagan
- Maximilian Schell
The Chosen. Danny (Robby Benson) and Reuven (Barry Miller) become good friends, even though they are from different branches of Judaism. Danny, a Hasidic Jew, meets Reuven, a Zionist, while ...
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- Drama
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The Chosen. Set in the Brooklyn of the 1940s, the story elucidates the friendship between two young Jews of differing factions. Daniel is Hassidic, while Reuven is a Zionist; though separated ideologically, the boys find a common bond through their love of the neighborhood games of stickball. Set in the Brooklyn of the 1940s, the story ...
