Sidney Lumet Director, Executive Producer Timothy Hutton Daniel Isaacson Actor Mandy Patinkin Paul Isaacson Actor Lindsay Crouse Rochelle Isaacson Actor Ed Asner Jacob Ascher Actor Ellen Barkin Phyllis Isaacson Actor Julie Bovasso Frieda Stein Actor Carmen Mathews Mrs. Ascher Actor Amanda Plummer Susan Isaacson Actor Lee Richardson Reporter Actor E.L. Doctorow Screenwriter, Executive Producer Burtt Harris Producer Andrzej Bartkowiak Cinematographer Peter C. Frank Film Editing Philip Rosenberg Production Design Robert Drumheller Set Decoration Philip Smith Set Decoration Anna Hill Johnstone Costume Design