The read
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
The fictionalized story of Daniel, the son of Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed as Soviet spies in the 1950s. As a graduate student in New York in the 1960s, Daniel is involved in the antiwar protest movement and contrasts his experiences to the memory of his parents and his belief that they were wrongfully convicted.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes43%
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
37 audience votes
Key crew
- Sidney LumetDirector
- E. L. DoctorowScreenplay
Cast
- Timothy HuttonDaniel Isaacson
- Mandy PatinkinPaul Isaacson
- Lindsay CrouseRochelle Isaacson
- Ed AsnerJacob Ascher
- Ellen BarkinPhyllis Isaacson
- Julie BovassoFrieda Stein
- Tovah FeldshuhLinda Mindish
- Joseph LeonSelig Mindish
- Carmen MathewsMrs. Ascher
- Norman ParkerEast Bronx Children's Shelter Director
- Amanda PlummerSusan Isaacson
- Lee RichardsonReporter
Stills
Themes
based on novel or book1950satomic secrets