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Skokie is a 1981 television film directed by Herbert Wise, based on the real life NSPA Controversy of Skokie, Illinois, which involved the National Socialist Party of America. This controversy would be fought in court and reach the level of the United States Supreme Court in National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie.
Original Release
11/17/1981
US Release
11/17/1981
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Danny Kaye | Max Feldman |
| John Rubinstein | Herb Lewisohn |
| Carl Reiner | Abbot Rosen |
| Kim Hunter | Bertha Feldman |
| Eli Wallach | Bert Silverman |
| 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 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Danny Kaye | Max Feldman |
| John Rubinstein | Herb Lewisohn |
| Carl Reiner | Abbot Rosen |
| Kim Hunter | Bertha Feldman |
| Eli Wallach | Bert Silverman |
| 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 |
| Lee Strasberg | Morton Weisman |
| Marin Kanter | Janet Feldman |
| Robin Bartlett | JDL Girl |
| David Hurst | Sol Goldstein |
| Joseph Leon | Hershkowitz |
| Ruth Nelson | Grandma Jannsen |
| Robin Morse | Penny / Penny Jannsen |
| Michele Shay | Sheila |
| Douglas Alan-Mann | Minister |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Herbert Brodkin | Executive Producer |
| Bernard Sofronski | Executive Producer |
| Robert Berger | Producer |
| Thomas De Wolfe | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1982 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Drama Special | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
