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The pawnbroker / Ely Landau and Herbert R. Steinmann present ; produced by Roger Lewis, Philip Langner ; screenplay, Morton Fine, David Friedkin ; an Ely Landau production ; directed by Sidney Lumet.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: OF763 | Olive FilmsPublisher: [Chicago, Ill.] : Olive Films, [2014]Description: 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Uniform titles:
  • Pawnbroker (Motion picture).
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Wallant, Edward Lewis, 1926-1962 Pawnbroker
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Boris Kaufman ; editor, Ralph Rosenblum ; music, Quincy Jones.
Cast: Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sanchez.Summary: Sol Nazerman is a survivor of a WWII Nazi death camp where his wife, parents and children were murdered. His soul robbed of hope, he takes refuge in misery and a bitter condemnation of humanity while managing a Harlem pawnshop. Working with Sol in the pawn shop is an ambitious man named Ortiz, whose own views and aspirations differ greatly from those of his embittered boss.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD DRAMA Pawnbrok Available 33111007898956
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Sol Nazerman is a survivor of a WWII Nazi death camp where his wife, parents and children were murdered. His soul robbed of hope, he takes refuge in misery and a bitter condemnation of humanity while managing a Harlem pawnshop. Working with Sol in the pawn shop is an ambitious man named Ortiz, whose own views and aspirations differ greatly from those of his embittered boss.

Based on the novel by Edward Lewis Wallant.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.

Director of photography, Boris Kaufman ; editor, Ralph Rosenblum ; music, Quincy Jones.

Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sanchez.

Sol Nazerman is a survivor of a WWII Nazi death camp where his wife, parents and children were murdered. His soul robbed of hope, he takes refuge in misery and a bitter condemnation of humanity while managing a Harlem pawnshop. Working with Sol in the pawn shop is an ambitious man named Ortiz, whose own views and aspirations differ greatly from those of his embittered boss.

DVD; NTSC; widescreen; mono.

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