The pawnbroker / Republic Pictures ; Ely Landau and Herbert R. Steinmann present ; an Ely Landau production ; produced by Roger Lewis, Philip Langner ; screenplay, Morton Fine, David Friedkin, based on the novel by Edward Lewis Wallant ; directed by Sidney Lumet.

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A long time ago, Sol Nazerman was a professor. He had a wife, children. Then the Germans came. Sol survived the concentration camp, his family did not. Now, as the pawnbroker in a shop owned by a racketeer, he grows increasingly bitter and callous, withdrawing still further from the world around him...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Pawnbroker (Motion picture)
Swank Motion Pictures.
Corporate Author: Republic Pictures Corporation (Production company)
Other Authors: Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011 (Film director)
Landau, Ely (Producer)
Steinmann, Herbert R., 1902-1990 (Film producer)
Lewis, Roger, 1918-1984 (Film producer)
Langner, Philip (Film producer)
Fine, Morton, 1916-1991 (Screenwriter)
Friedkin, David (Screenwriter)
Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002 (Actor)
Peters, Brock (Actor)
Sánchez, Jaime, 1938- (Actor)
Hernandez, Juano (Actor)
St. Jacques, Raymond, 1930-1990 (Actor)
Fitzgerald, Geraldine, 1913-2005 (Actor)
Jones, Quincy, 1933- (composer (expression))
Wallant, Edward Lewis, 1926-1962
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, with optional English captions.
Published: [Los Angeles, Calif.] : Republic Entertainment, 1964.
Series:Swank Motion Pictures.
Subjects:
Wallant, Edward Lewis, > 1926-1962. > Pawnbroker > Film adaptations.
Pawnbrokers > Drama.
Holocaust survivors > Drama.
Inner cities > Drama.
Criminal behavior > Drama.
Jews > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Gangsters > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Drama.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (115 min.)) : sound, black and white.
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
A long time ago, Sol Nazerman was a professor. He had a wife, children. Then the Germans came. Sol survived the concentration camp, his family did not. Now, as the pawnbroker in a shop owned by a racketeer, he grows increasingly bitter and callous, withdrawing still further from the world around him. His eager assistant Jesus looks to him as both a teacher and a father figure, but Sol eschews involvement or compassion. This detachment leads to a tragedy, which awakens Sol's humanity, wherein he can finally acknowledge his burden of grief and guilt.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964.
Call Number:PN1995.9.F43 P39 1964 Online
Awards:Named to the National Film Registry in 2008 by the Library of Congress ; Nominee, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Rod Steiger), 1966 Academy Awards (USA) ; Winner, Best Foreign Actor (Rod Steiger), 1967 BAFTA Awards ; Winner, Best Written American Drama (Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin), 1966 Writers Guild of America Awards.
Credits:Director of photography, Boris Kaufman ; film editor, Ralph Rosenblum ; music, Quincy Jones ; production designer, Richard Sylbert.
Cast:
Rod Steiger, Brock Peters, Jaime Sanchez, Thelma Oliver, Juano Hernandez, Marketa Kimbrell, Raymond St. Jacques, Nancy R. Pollock, Geraldine Fitzgerald.
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed December 1, 2020).