Rod Steiger
Sol Nazerman
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The Pawnbroker is a 1964 American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sánchez and Morgan Freeman in his feature film debut. The screenplay was an adaptation by Morton S. Fine and David Friedkin from the novel of the same name by Edward Lewis Wallant .
A Jewish pawnbroker, survivor of Nazi persecution, loses his faith in humanity and faces a tragic fate. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Oscar-nominated film.
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- Sidney Lumet
- 1965-04-20
A Jewish pawnbroker, a survivor of Nazi persecution, struggles with his emotions and faith in humanity in New York. The film explores his flashbacks, his business, his relationships, and his conflicts in the context of the ghetto and the war.
Rent The Pawnbroker on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. Based on the novel by Edward Lewis Wallant, this drama focuses on former professor Sol Nazerman (Rod Steiger), the survivor of a ...
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- Rod Steiger
- Sidney Lumet
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Find out who starred in and worked on the 1964 drama film The Pawnbroker, directed by Sidney Lumet and based on a novel by Edward Lewis Wallant. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
The Pawnbroker (1961) is a novel by Edward Lewis Wallant which tells the story of Sol Nazerman, a concentration camp survivor who suffers flashbacks of his past Nazi imprisonment as he tries to cope with his daily life operating a pawn shop in East Harlem. It was adapted into a motion picture by Sidney Lumet. [1]
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A classic drama film based on a novel by Edward Lewis Wallant, starring Rod Steiger as a Holocaust survivor and pawnbroker in Harlem. Learn more about the cast, crew, awards, and film details on Turner Classic Movies website.
