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The Pawnbroker

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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Corporate Authors: Republic Pictures Corporation, Republic Entertainment Inc, Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Landau, Ely (Producer), Steinmann, Herbert R. (Producer), Lewis, Roger, 1918-1984 (Producer), Langner, Philip (Producer), Fine, Morton, 1916-1991 (Screenwriter), Friedkin, David (Screenwriter), Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011 (Director), Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002 (Actor), Peters, Brock (Actor), Sánchez, Jaime, 1938- (Actor), Hernandez, Juano (Actor), St. Jacques, Raymond, 1930- (Actor), Fitzgerald, Geraldine, 1913-2005 (Actor), Jones, Quincy, 1933-, Wallant, Edward Lewis, 1926-1962
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: [Los Angeles, CA] : Santa Monica, CA : Republic Entertainment ; Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment, c2003.
Subjects:
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.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
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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.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format:DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; Dolby 2.0 stereo surround ; full screen presentation, preserving the 1.33:1 aspect ratio of the original motion picture ; digitally mastered.
Audience:MPAA Rating: Not Rated.
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.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Boris Kaufman ; film editor, Ralph Rosenblum ; music, Quincy Jones ; production designer, Richard Sylbert.

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