The Chosen

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Directed by

Jeremy Kagan

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Maximilian Schell
Professor David Malter

Rod Steiger
Reb Saunders

Robby Benson
Danny Saunders

Barry Miller
Reuven Malter

Hildy Brooks
Mrs. Saunders

Ron Rifkin
Baseball Coach

Robert John Burke
Levi Saunders

Lonny Price
Davey

Written by

Chaim Potok
(novel)

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Two Jewish boys grow up as friends, both enjoying stickball. But the religious philosophies of Zionism and Hassidism clash as one boy's father champions civil rights and political involvement, while the other boy's family remains devoutly traditional and mystical. Can the best of both orthodox worlds learn from each other?

Release date: 30 April 1982
UPC: 024543086833

Tags: Drama (3), Jewish (1), Rabbis (1), Fathers & Sons (1), God And Soul (1), Myth/religion (1), MMG (1), SnP (1), Altered States (1), Contact (1), Professors (1), Weddings (1), Based On Book (1), 1940s (1), Brooklyn (1), Activism (1), 1982 (1), 1980s (1), Judaism (1), Relationships (1)

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Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" 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 rabb"