"In a 1940s New York, two Jewish teenage boys are determined to remain friends despite the deep differences between their two families."
Barry Miller
as Reuven Malter
Robby Benson
as Danny Saunders
Maximilian Schell
as Professor David Malter
Rod Steiger
as Reb Saunders
Hildy Brooks
as Mrs. Saunders
Kaethe Fine
as Shaindel Saunders
Ron Rifkin
as Baseball Coach
Robert John Burke
as Levi Saunders
Lonny Price
as Davey
Evan Handler
as Sidney Goldberg
Douglas Warhit
as Sam
Jeffrey Marcus
as Schwartzi
Stuart Charno
as 1st Baseman
Richard Lifschutz
as Hassidic Coach
Clement Fowler
as Doctor
John Pankow
as Bully
Richard Ziman
Bruce MacVittie
E.D. Miller
as Umpire
Jack Hollander
as Psychology Professor
Elaine Kagan
as V.E. Day Woman
Kathryn Conners
Iva Rifkin
Val Avery
as Teacher
Danton Stone
as Fighting Student
Mark Nelson
Frank Maxwell
as Radio Announcer
Jeremy Kagan
Director
Chaim Potok
Novel
Edwin Gordon
Screenplay
Edie Landau
Producer
Ely A. Landau
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Arthur J. Ornitz
Director of Photography
David Garfield
Editor
Stuart Wurtzel
Production Design
Ruth Morley
Costume Design
Mel Howard
Unit Production Manager
Barbara De Fina
Unit Manager
Additional Writing
Associate Producer
Roger Harrison
Joseph Harris
Steven Douglas Brown
Jonathan Bernstein
Executive Producer
Howard E. Smith
Joy Todd
Casting
Joseph Coscia
Makeup & Hair
Allen Weisinger
Philip Smith
Set Decoration