--- title: 'The Believer (2001)' type: 'film' director: 'Henry Bean' released: '2001-01-19' runtime_minutes: 99 genres: - 'Drama' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-believer-2001' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247199/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # The Believer (2001) 2001 · 99 min · Drama · United States ## Synopsis The Believer is a 2001 American drama film written and directed by Henry Bean in his feature directorial debut, based on a story by Bean and Mark Jacobson. Starring Ryan Gosling, Billy Zane, Theresa Russell, and Summer Phoenix, the film follows Daniel Balint, a Jew who becomes a neo-Nazi. The film is loosely based on the true story of Dan Burros, a member of the American Nazi Party and the New York branch of the United Klans of America who died by suicide after being revealed as Jewish by a reporter from The New York Times. ## Credits - **Director:** [Henry Bean](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-bean) - **Screenplay:** [Henry Bean](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-bean) - **Original Music Composer:** [Joel Diamond](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-diamond) - **Producer:** [Susan Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-hoffman), [Christopher Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-roberts) - **Director of Photography:** [Jim Denault](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-denault) ## Cast - [Summer Phoenix](https://cinepixo.com/people/summer-phoenix) - [Heather Goldenhersh](https://cinepixo.com/people/heather-goldenhersh) - [Jack Drummond](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-drummond) - [Garret Dillahunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/garret-dillahunt) - [Elizabeth Reaser](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-reaser) - [Ryan Gosling](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryan-gosling) - [Billy Zane](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-zane) - [Ronald Guttman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-guttman) - [Theresa Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/theresa-russell) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Official site: http://www.palmpictures.com/film/the-believer.php Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-believer-2001 Film facts: Wikidata (Q466593); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.