
Daniel is a movie directed by Sidney Lumet in 1983 and based on the book The Book of Daniel by E.L. Doctorow, first published in 1971. The movie features Timothy Hutton, Mandy Patinkin, Lindsay Crouse, Edward Asner, Ellen Barkin, Julie Bovasso, and others.
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Storyline
Daniel Isaacson endeavors to uncover the genuine involvement of his parents, Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who faced execution on charges of espionage in the 1950s.
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Movie vs Book

Year
1983
Minutes
130
Movie Rate
6.60
Source: IMDb

Year
1971
Pages
320
Book Rate
7.72
S: Goodreads
Book
The Book of Daniel
Author: E.L. Doctorow
Country: US
First published in: 1971
Length: 320 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“If I want to write a movie, I'll write a screenplay, but if I have an idea for a book, it's something that I think can only be done novelistically.”
BRET EASTON ELLIS (Writer)

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