In this drama, David Rosen and his wife Becky have lived in the same Coney Island neighborhood for nearly all their married life. But the area is not what it used to be, and a gang leader named Strut has decided to make Coney Island his new turf. Strut begins shaking down the merchants in the area, demanding payment for "protection" and using violence to deal with anyone who gets in his way. David refuses to give Strut protection money for the restaurant he owns, and as a result his diner is soon firebombed, while many of his neighbors are attacked and his synagogue is desecrated.


Boardwalk (1979)
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Ruth Gordon
Becky Rosen

Lee Strasberg
David Rosen

Janet Leigh
Florence Cohen

Joe Silver
Leo Rosen

Eddie Barth
Eli Rosen

Merwin Goldsmith
Charley

Michael Ayr
Peter
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Forbesy Russell
Marilyn
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Chevi Colton
Vera Rosen