The Chosen
“One boy. Two worlds. A time to choose.”
In a 1940s New York, two Jewish teenage boys are determined to remain friends despite the deep differences between their families.
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Cast
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Barry Miller
Reuven Malter
Known for
Saturday Night Fever
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Robby Benson
Danny Saunders
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Maximilian Schell
Professor David Malter
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Rod Steiger
Reb Saunders
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Hildy Brooks
Mrs. Saunders
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White Palace
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Kaethe Fine
Shaindel Saunders
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Ron Rifkin
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Limitless
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Robert John Burke
Levi Saunders
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Lonny Price
Davey
Known for
Dirty Dancing
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Evan Handler
Sidney Goldberg
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Californication
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Douglas Warhit
Sam
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Christine
Jeffrey Marcus
Schwartzi
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Jeremy Kagan Director · Edwin Gordon Screenplay Chaim Potok Author
United States release April 30, 1982 · Produced in United States · Production 20th Century Studios
Production
Chosen Film Company
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · August 20, 1981
Theatrical
United States · April 30, 1982
Theatrical
France
February 26, 1986 · Theatrical
January 19, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Russia
March 28, 1990 · Limited theatrical · The Jewish Film Festival, Moscow
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