The Chosen (1981)

Directed by

Jeremy Kagan

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two Jewish boys in 1940s Brooklyn become close friends despite their different backgrounds. One is from a very religious Hasidic family and the other is from a secular intellectual home.

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What happens

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 Montreal World Film Festival, the film won Grand Prix of the Americas, and Steiger won best actor. Analysis Film Releasing Corp and 20th Century Fox released it in the US in April 1982. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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