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...
| Corporate Author: | Republic Pictures Corporation., Republic Entertainment Inc., Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm) |
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| 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.
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| Subjects: |
| 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. |
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| 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. |