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Directed By
Jeremy Kagan
Director
Written By
Chaim Potok
novel
Edwin Gordon
screenplay
Jeremy Kagan
rewrite
Cast
Maximilian Schell
Professor David Malter
Rod Steiger
Reb Saunders
Robby Benson
Danny Saunders
Barry Miller
Reuven Malter
Hildy Brooks
Mrs. Saunders
Kaethe Fine
Shaindel Saunders
Ron Rifkin
Baseball Coach
Robert John Burke
Levi Saunders
Lonny Price
Davey
Evan Handler
Sidney Goldberg
Douglas Warhit
Sam
Jeffrey Marcus
Schwartzie
Stuart Charno
1st Baseman
Richard Lifschutz
Hassidic Coach
Clement Fowler
Doctor
John Pankow
Bully
Richard Ziman
Bully
Bruce MacVittie
Bully
E.D. Miller
Umpire
Jack Hollander
Psychology Professor
Elaine Kagan
V.E. Day Woman
Kathryn Conners
V.E. Day Woman
Iva Rifkin
V.E. Day Woman
Val Avery
College Dean
Danton Stone
Fighting Student
Mark Nelson
Fighting Student
Stephen Hanan
Man with Leaflets
Naama Potok
Party Guest
Laura Delano
Party Guest
Carol Levy
Party Guest
David Ellin
Optometrist
Tony Munafo
Watchman
Chaim Potok
Talmud Teacher
Eli Webberman
Bal Tfilah
Ed Herlihy
Newsreel Announcer
Frank Maxwell
Radio Announcer
Bob Drew
Radio Announcer
Abraham Katz
Cantor
Zvee Scooler
Bal Koreh
Kapelye
Klezmer Band
Michael Albert
Klezmer Band Member
Eric Berman
Klezmer Band Member
Lauren Brody
Klezmer Band Member
Kenneth Maltz
Klezmer Band Member
Henry Sapoznik
Klezmer Band Member
Josh Waletzky
Klezmer Band Member
Nancy Cohen
Dancer
Dave Moskin
Softball Player
Hal Panchansky
Hassidic Baseball Player
Jerry Winsett
Batter-Ball Player
Produced By
Jonathan Bernstein
executive producer
Steven Douglas Brown
produced in association with
Joseph Harris
produced in association with
Roger Harrison
produced in association with
Mel Howard
associate producer
Edie Landau
producer
Ely A. Landau
producer
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography
Arthur J. Ornitz
director of photography
Sound
Don Cahn
re-recording mixer
Gene Garvin
re-recording mixer
Jack C. Jacobsen
sound mixer
Tod A. Maitland
boom operator
Hans Newman
supervising sound editor
James Williams
re-recording mixer
Vanessa Theme Ament
foley artist
Kim Maitland
sound recordist
James Perdue
sound
Michael P. Redbourn
sound effects editor
Editing
David Garfield
Howard E. Smith
Editor
Casting Director
Joy Todd
Production Design
Stuart Wurtzel
Set Design
Phillip H. Smith
Costumes
Ruth Morley
Makeup
Joseph Coscia
hair designer / makeup designer
Allen Weisinger
hair designer / makeup designer
Visual Effects
Milton Olshin
process projection
Assistant Director
Yudi Bennett
first assistant director
Henry Bronchtein
second assistant director
Ed Levy
second assistant director
Linda Montanti
dga trainee
Harvey Portee
second assistant director
Production Management
Mort Abrahams
executive in charge of production
Barbara De Fina
unit manager
Mel Howard
production manager
Helen Pollak
assistant production manager
Art Department
Leslie Bloom
property master
William Canfield
set dresser
David Goodnoff
assistant props
Frank Didio
head carpenter
Ron Petagna
construction coordinator
Stunts
Victor Magnotta
stunt coordinator
Konrad Sheehan
stunt player
Editorial
Gina Brown
first assistant editor
Zach Staenberg
assistant editor
Other
Burton Fine
special thanks
Nancy Littlefield
special thanks: Director of the New York City Mayor's Office for Motion Pictures
Robert Tofel
special thanks
Music Department
Kathy Durning
music editor: la da productions
Beth Ertz
orchestrator
Andrew Litton
piano consultant
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute
Dan Wallin
music scoring mixer
Costume Department
Greg Fauss
assistant costumer
Fred Grryb
assistant costumer
Jennifer Nichols
costumer
Camera Department
Holly Bower
still photographer
Mel Brown
gaffer
Michael Brown
best boy
Louis Cappeta
key grip
Joseph Di Pasquale
first assistant camera
James Lemmo
second assistant camera
Dan Lerner
steadicam operator
Robert Paone
assistant steadicam operator
Robert Rose
best boy
Donald Sweeney
camera operator
Gábor Kövér
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mark Melendez
lighting technician
Location Management
Roger Barrera
location assistant
Benoit Deswarte
location assistant
Victor Kempster
location coordinator
Laura J. Medina
location assistant
Rick Palen
location assistant
Randee Post
location assistant
Kennon Rothchild
location assistant
Marina Spinola
location assistant
Robin Utt
location assistant
Tom Razzano
location manager
Script Department
Renee Bodner
script supervisor
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