The Chosen (1981) - DaaVeeDee

The Chosen (1981) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
180 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1981 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Jeremy Kagan

Written By:
Edwin Gordon
Chaim Potok

Actors:
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

Synopsis:

In 1944, in Brooklyn, two Jewish kids become friends. One is from a very conservative family, and the other is more liberal. The issues of importance of tradition, parental expectations and the formation of Israel cause constant friction.

The overemphatic acting of Robby Benson was something of an endurance test to certain critics of the 1980s, but even these carpers were impressed by Benson's outstanding performance in The Chosen. Set in the Brooklyn of the 1940s, the film elucidates the friendship between two young Jews of differing factions. Benson is Hassidic, while Barry Miller is a Zionist. Though separated ideologically, the boys find a common bond through their love of stickball. Rod Steiger costars as Benson's rabbi father, delivering a performance virtually devoid of the mannered stridency that has marred many of his more recent film work. Based on a novel by Chaim Potok, The Chosen has become an annual Hannukah-season TV attraction in many cities; years after its release, the film served as the basis for a short-lived Broadway musical.

Drama set in a Jewish neighbourhood of New York at the end of World War II, about the friendship between two young Jewish men of differing religious/cultural backgrounds and their relationships with their respective fathers, a Hassidic rabbi and an active Zionist.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 30 August, 2016.