Summary
Sol Nazerman is a survivor of a WWII Nazi death camp where his wife, parents, and children were murdered. He now manages a Harlem pawnshop and his bitter view of humanity is at odds with the idealistic dreams of his assistant, Ortiz.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Wallant, Edward Lewis,
-- 1926-1962
-- Film adaptations.
Pawnbrokers -- Drama. Holocaust survivors -- Drama. Flashbacks -- Drama. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Feature films. |
| Publisher | [Chicago, Illinois] :2014 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Pawnbroker. |
| Contributors |
Landau, Ely,
presenter, film producer. Lewis, Roger, 1918-1984, film producer. Langner, Philip, film producer. Fine, Morton, 1916-1991, screenwriter. Friedkin, David, screenwriter. Steinmann, Herbert R., 1902-1990, presenter. Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011, film director. Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002, actor. Peters, Brock, actor. Sánchez, Jaime, 1938- actor. Fitzgerald, Geraldine, 1913-2005, actor. Jones, Quincy, 1933- composer. Wallant, Edward Lewis, 1926-1962. Pawnbroker. Olive Films, publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Rod Steiger, Brock Peters, Jaime Sanchez, Geraldine Fitzgerald. |
| Other Contributors |
Music by Quincy Jones. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English In English. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1964. Based on the novel by Edward Lewis Wallant. |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |