Daniel is a 1983 film which was adapted by E. L. Doctorow from his novel The Book of Daniel. It was directed by Sidney Lumet. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... E.L. Doctorow, photograph by Jill Krementz, from back cover of Doctorows 1975 novel Ragtime Edgar Lawrence Doctorow (born January 6, 1931, New York, New York) is the author of several critically acclaimed novels that blend history and social criticism. ... The Book of Daniel (1971) is semi-historical novel by E. L. Doctorow, loosely based on the trial and execution of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. ... Portrait of Sidney Lumet, May 7, 1939. ...
Like the novel it was based on the story of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were executed in 1953 for giving nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union. The Rosenbergs Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg (1915-1953) and Julius Rosenberg (1918-1953) were American Communists who captured and maintained world attention after being tried, convicted, and executed for spying for the Soviet Union. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Paul and Rochelle Isaacson (the Rosenbergs) are played by Mandy Patinkin and Lindsay Crouse. Their son Daniel is played by Timothy Hutton, their daughter Susan by Amanda Plummer and Daniel's wife Phyllis by Ellen Barkin. Mandy Patinkin Mandel Bruce Patinkin (born November 30, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois), is a Jewish-American actor and renowned tenor. ... Lindsay Crouse (b. ... Timothy Hutton (born 16 August 1960) is an American actor. ... Amanda Plummer as Honey Bunny in Pulp Fiction. ... Ellen Rona Barkin (born April 16, 1954 in New York City) is a Jewish-American actress. ...