TY - ADVS AU - Benson,Robby AU - Bernstein,Elmer AU - Gordon,Edwin AU - Kagan,Jeremy Paul AU - Landau,Edie AU - Landau,Ely AU - Miller,Barry AU - Potok,Chaim AU - Schell,Maximilian AU - Steiger,Rod ED - Chosen Film (Firm) ED - Hen's Tooth Video (Firm) TI - The chosen PY - 2010///] CY - [United States] PB - Distributed by Hen's Tooth Video KW - Potok, Chaim KW - Hasidism KW - New York (State) KW - New York KW - Drama KW - Jewish teenagers KW - Male friendship KW - Teenagers KW - Conduct of life KW - Coming-of-age films KW - lcgft KW - Feature films KW - Fiction films KW - Film adaptations N1 - Based on the novel by Chaim Potok; Originally released as a motion picture in 1981; Special features: Commentary by director Jeremy Paul Kagan; original theatrical trailer; missing scene; interviews with director Jeremy Paul Kagan; interview with Rod Steiger; behind the scenes footage; director's storyboards; director's sketches; production stills; screenplay selections; posters, openings & awards; Music, Elmer Bernstein ; director of photography, Arthur Ornitz ; editor, David Garfield; Maximilian Schell, Rod Steiger, Robby Benson, Barry Miller, Hildy Brooks, Kaethe Fine N2 - The story of two teenage boys who become best friends despite huge differences in their upbringing. Danny is the son of an orthodox Hasidic Rabbi. Reuven comes from a progressive Jewish family whose father stands at the forefront of the battle for Israeli statehood. Danny's every moment is devoted to religious study, while Reuven plays jazz piano and is intensely interested in the changing world around him. Their family differences soon force both to make difficult choices ER -