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Focus

Oct 19, 2001

1h 46m

★ 6.5

Everything is about to become very clear.

Overview

In the waning months of World War II, a man and his wife are mistakenly identified as Jews by their anti-Semitic Brooklyn neighbors. Suddenly the victims of religious and racial persecution, they find themselves aligned with a local Jewish immigrant in a struggle for dignity and survival.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Focus Productions Inc.

Carros Pictures

Dog Pond Productions

Paramount Classics

Cast

William H. Macy

Lawrence 'Larry' Newman

William H. Macy

Laura Dern

Gertrude 'Gert' Hart

Laura Dern

David Paymer

Mr. Finkelstein

David Paymer

Meat Loaf

Fred

Meat Loaf

Kay Hawtrey

Mrs. Newman

Kay Hawtrey

Michael Copeman

Carlson

Michael Copeman

Kenneth Welsh

Father Crighton

Kenneth Welsh

Peter Oldring

Willy Doyle

Peter Oldring

No Image

Mr. Gargan

Joseph Ziegler

No Image

Mrs. Dewitt

Arlene Meadows

Kevin Jubinville

Mr. Cole Stevens

Kevin Jubinville

Wendy Lyon

Elsie

Wendy Lyon

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