Skokie (1981)
Overview
A dramatization of the controversial trial concerning the right for Neo-Nazis to march in the predominantly Jewish community of Skokie, Illinois.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.085 |
Directed By
Herbert Wise
Crew
Ernest Kinoy
Herbert Wise
Robert M. Reitano
Alex Thomson
Herbert Brodkin
Stephen A. Rotter
Bernard Sofronski
Richard Bianchi
Robert Berger
Amy Marshall
TOP CAST
Danny Kaye
Max Feldman
John Rubinstein
Herb Lewisohn
Carl Reiner
Abbot Rosen
Kim Hunter
Bertha Feldman
Eli Wallach
Bert Silverman
Lee Strasberg
Morton Weisman
Brian Dennehy
Police Chief Arthur Buchanan
George Dzundza
Frank Collin
Ed Flanders
Mayor Albert J. Smith
Charles Levin
Rabbi Steinberg
Stephen D. Newman
Aryeh Neier
James Sutorius
David Hamlin
Marin Kanter
Janet Feldman
Robin Bartlett
JDL Girl
David Hurst
Sol Goldstein
Joseph Leon
Hershkowitz
Ruth Nelson
Grandma Jannsen
Robin Morse
Penny Jannsen
Michele Shay
Sheila
Douglas Alan-Mann
Minister
Jack Callahan
Father Kelly
Dan Conway
Anchorman
Richard Cusak
Board Member
Harry Elders
Judge
Beatrice Fredman
Survivor
Robert J. Jones Jr.
Reporter
Pamela Keith
Reporter
Dan Le Monnier
Murray
Ted Liss
Justice
Mitch Litrofsky
C.A.R. Leader
Marie Mathay
Phyllis
Bob McCord
Bailiff
Ward Ohrman
Judge
Jack Orend
Nazi
Chelcie Ross
Nazi
Ned Schmidtke
Reporter
Taylor Williams
Reporter
Patti Wilkus
Survivor
Nancy Cartwright
(uncredited)
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