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The Chosen
Synopsis
The Chosen follows the story of two teenage boys determined to remain friends despite the deep differences between their two families. Set in New York during the 1940s, this provocative film follows the son of an orthodox rabbi and the son of a secular father, raised to question everything around him, including his religion. A moving coming of age story.
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Jeremy Kagan,
  • Writer:
    Edwin Gordon, Chaim Potok,
  • Producer:
    Edie Landau, Ely A. Landau,
  • Cinematographer:
    Arthur J. Ornitz,
  • Editor:
    David Garfield, Howard E Smith,
  • Executive Producer:
    Jonathan Bernstein,
  • Cast:
    Hildy Brooks, Maximilian Schell, Robby Benson, Barry Miller, Rod Steiger,
  • Associate Producer:
    Roger Harrison, Joseph Harris, Steven Douglas Brown, Mel Howard,
  • Set Decoration:
    Philip A.T. Smith,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Elmer Bernstein,
  • Unit Manager:
    Barbara De Fina,
  • Additional Writing:
    Jeremy Kagan,
  • Costume Design:
    Ruth Morley,
  • Casting:
    Joy Todd,
  • Screenplay:
    Edwin Gordon,
  • Novel:
    Chaim Potok,
  • Unit Production Manager:
    Mel Howard,
  • Production Design:
    Stuart Wurtzel,
  • Makeup & Hair:
    Joseph Coscia, Allen Weisinger,

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