The Chosen

1981

Action / Drama

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 79% · 14 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 79% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 2611 2.6K

friendship teenage boy jewish culture father son relationship

Plot summary

In a 1940s New York, two Jewish teenage boys are determined to remain friends despite the deep differences between their two families.

Director

Jeremy Kagan Photo
Jeremy Kagan

Top cast

Robby Benson Photo
Robby Benson as Danny Saunders
Maximilian Schell Photo
Maximilian Schell as Professor David Malter
Barry Miller Photo
Barry Miller as Reuven Malter
John Pankow Photo
John Pankow as Bully
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983.16 MB
1280*690
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   es  
23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
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1.78 GB
1920*1036
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   es  
23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by bfm_1017 8 / 10

A classic for all. A marvelous view of two different worlds and how two people can learn from each other.

Reviewed by bfm_1017 8 / 10

A classic for all. A marvelous view of two different worlds and how two people can learn from each other.

This film, first of all, is brilliantly acted. It is a classic that is soon to be given proper credit now that is on DVD. I saw this a few years ago, halfway through, and just recently saw it in it's entirety, without commercials.You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy the beauty of this story of two young boys of the same faith, yet so different in their worlds. This can apply to any faith where one is primarily secular in their daily life, and one is orthodox in their daily life.I was drawn by the sensitive presentation of both fathers and sons relationships. All fathers can seem hard and unbending to us as we grow up. Only when we have our own children do we realize how lucky we were to have such fathers. Then we try to measure up to the example our own fathers set, as we raise our own children.This should be required viewing in schools I believe, it is a true gem, not to be missed. I never knew Robby Benson had this kind of talent!
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