The Chosen (1981)
In a 1940s New York, two Jewish teenage boys are determined to remain friends despite the deep differences between their two families.
Top billed cast
Barry MillerReuven Malter
Robby BensonDanny Saunders
Maximilian SchellProfessor David Malter
Rod SteigerReb Saunders
Hildy BrooksMrs. Saunders
Kaethe FineShaindel Saunders
Ron RifkinBaseball Coach
Robert John BurkeLevi Saunders
Lonny PriceDavey
Evan HandlerSidney Goldberg
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