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The Chosen
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.
Jeremy Kagan
Casts & Crew
Maximilian Schell
Robby Benson
Rod Steiger
Barry Miller
Hildy Brooks
Kaethe Fine
Ron Rifkin
Robert John Burke
Lonny Price
Evan Handler
Douglas Warhit
Jeffrey Marcus
Stuart Charno
Richard Lifschutz
Also Directed by Jeremy Kagan
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