Focus

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.

Cast

William H. Macy

Lawrence 'Larry' Newman

Laura Dern

Gertrude 'Gert' Hart

David Paymer

Mr. Finkelstein

Meat Loaf

Fred

Kay Hawtrey

Mrs. Newman

Michael Copeman

Carlson

Kenneth Welsh

Father Crighton

Peter Oldring

Willy Doyle

N/A

Joseph Ziegler

Mr. Gargan

N/A

Arlene Meadows

Mrs. Dewitt

Kevin Jubinville

Mr. Cole Stevens

Wendy Lyon

Elsie