The Chosen was adapted for film by Edwin Gordon and featured Rod Steiger as Reb Saunders, Maximilian Schell as David Malter, Robby Benson as Danny Saunders, Barry Miller as Reuven Malter, and Ron Rifkin as the baseball coach, It was directed by Jeremy Paul Kagan and produced by Contemporary in 1982; available from FoxVideo,

The book was also produced on sound cassettes, with Eli Wallach reading the text; produced by Warner Audio, 1985,

A short-lived musical adaptation of The Chosen opened on Broadway in January, 1988, with music by Philip Springer and lyrics by Mitchell Bernard.