| Description |
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical stereo rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion picture. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 presentation; Dolby digital 2.0. |
| Cast |
Timothy Hutton, Amanda Plummer, Mandy Patinkin, Lindsay Crouse, Edward Asner, Ellen Barkin, Julie Bovasso, Tovah Feldshuh,. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Andrzej Bartkowiak ; editor, Peter C. Frank; traditional songs sung by Paul Robeson ; additional music, Bob James. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983. |
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Widescreen (1.78:1). |
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Based on the novel: The book of Daniel / E.L. Doctorow. |
| Summary |
A fictionalized account of the son of a Jewish couple who are branded as spies and put to death by the U.S. government. Believing that his parents were wrongly convicted and executed, their son Daniel Isaacson, an anti-war activist, sets out to clear their name. The film flips back and forth from the story of Daniel and the story of his parents. Based on the real case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Subject |
Rosenberg, Julius, 1918-1953 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Drama.
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Rosenberg, Ethel, 1915-1953 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Drama.
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Trials (Espionage) -- United States -- Drama.
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Spies -- United States -- Drama.
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Jewish families -- Drama.
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Children of prisoners -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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| Subject |
Rosenberg, Ethel, 1915-1953. (OCoLC)fst00016547
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Rosenberg, Julius, 1918-1953. (OCoLC)fst00016549
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Children of prisoners. (OCoLC)fst00855496
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Jewish families. (OCoLC)fst00982765
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Spies. (OCoLC)fst01129772
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Trials. (OCoLC)fst01156290
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Trials (Espionage) (OCoLC)fst01156328
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011, film director.
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Heyman, John, 1933- film producer.
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Harris, Burtt, film producer.
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Doctorow, E. L., 1931-2015, screenwriter.
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Hutton, Timothy, 1960- actor.
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Plummer, Amanda, actor.
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Patinkin, Mandy, actor.
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Crouse, Lindsay, actor.
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Asner, Edward, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Doctorow, E. L., 1931-2015.
Book of Daniel.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation, production company.
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Olive Films, film distributor.
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| Standard No. |
887090106306 |
| Music No. |
OF1063 Olive Films |
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