The chosen / Twentieth Century-Fox Corporation ; produced by Edie and Ely Landau ; screenplay by Edwin Gordon ; directed by Jeremy Paul Kagan.

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Two teenagers at the time of the Normandy invasion in 1944 are friends but they are divided by the same thing that unites them--their faith. Though both are devout Jews, there's a subtle difference. Danny is an Hasidic Jew, brought up to accept faith blindly by his father--an ultra-orthodox rabbi wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Landau, Edie
Landau, Ely
Gordon, Edwin, 1925-
Kagan, Jeremy Paul
Schell, Maximilian
Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002
Benson, Robby
Miller, Barry, 1958-
Ornitz, Arthur J. (Arthur Jacob), 1916-1985
Garfield, John, Jr., 1943-1994
Bernstein, Elmer
Morley, Ruth
Wurtzel, Stuart
Potok, Chaim
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English (stereo) or Spanish (mono) dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Jewish families > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Drama.
Jews > New York (State) > Drama.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Drama.
Padre e hijo > Teatro.
Judíos > Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) > Teatro.
Brooklyn (Nueva York, N.Y.) > Teatro.
Fathers and sons.
Jewish families.
Jews.
New York (State)
New York (State) > New York > Brooklyn.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Teatro.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Two teenagers at the time of the Normandy invasion in 1944 are friends but they are divided by the same thing that unites them--their faith. Though both are devout Jews, there's a subtle difference. Danny is an Hasidic Jew, brought up to accept faith blindly by his father--an ultra-orthodox rabbi who rejects the 20th century for the special joys of centuries--old tradition. Reuven, on the other hand, has been brought up by his father who is a secular scholar, to question everything around him.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1981.
From the novel by Chaim Potok.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AN3 D0027676 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG.
Credits:Director of photography, Arthur Ornitz ; editor, David Garfield ; music, Elmer Bernstein ; costume designer, Ruth Morley ; production designer, Stuart Wurtzel.
System Details:DVD, region 1, widescreen or full screen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Cast:
Maximilian Schell, Rod Steiger, Robby Benson, Barry Miller.