| Daniel | |
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Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Sidney Lumet |
| Produced by | Burtt Harris |
| Written by | E. L. Doctorow |
| Starring | Timothy Hutton Mandy Patinkin Lindsay Crouse Edward Asner Peter Friedman Lee Richardson |
| Music by | Bob James |
| Cinematography | Andrzej Bartkowiak |
| Editing by | Peter C. Frank |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 26 August 1983 |
| Running time | 130 min. |
| Country | UK / US |
| Language | English |
Daniel is a 1983 film which was adapted by E. L. Doctorow from his novel The Book of Daniel. It was directed by Sidney Lumet. It was based on the life story of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted as spies and executed by the United States government in 1953 for giving nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union.
Paul and Rochelle Isaacson (the Rosenbergs) are played by Mandy Patinkin and Lindsay Crouse. Their son Daniel is played by Timothy Hutton, his wife Phyllis by Ellen Barkin, and their (fictional) daughter Susan by Amanda Plummer.