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