Its deep exploration of the Hasidic movement and the struggles of friendships was captivating. The words and story opened me up to another time and another world. So, I went to a bookstore and purchased a copy of Chaim Potok’s book. Why would these incredibly talented people want to do this script? It didn’t make sense. The Landaus sent the script over, and it had the title “The Chosen.” And as I started to read it, I realized it was the same script I had turned down years before. I was still a rather new director, having made only two features, and these two actors were giants in cinema. Rod had done “The Pawnbroker” and Max, “The Man in the Glass Booth.” Two and a half years later, I got a call from one of my agents saying that the famed producing team Edie and Eli Landau wanted me to direct a film they were going to do with two great actors they had worked with before, Rod Steiger and Maximillian Schell.
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