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The Pawnbroker

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The Pawnbroker
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NR,2hrs 0min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1964
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Distributor:
Republic Pictures
Starring:
Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters  ...more
Synopsis: Critically acclaimed Rod Steiger plays Sol Nazerman, a Jewish pawnbroker who survived imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp, even though his wife and family did not. The devastating experience and unrelenting memories inhibit Sol from emotional involvement with life. He has no faith in religion and less in mankind. Though he carries on an affair with a woman who was also a victim of the Nazi camps, it is without emotion and Sol grows increasingly bitter and callous, withdrawing still further ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Jardine, AMG Review
The Pawnbroker is a powerful, moody film notable for a great performance by Rod Steiger in the title role and taut direction by Sidney Lumet. Lumet knows his way around New York, and his use of French New Wave techniques gives the film a vibrancy and urgency that complement the story. As Sol Nazerman, Steiger controls the showboating tendencies that have submarined some of his other performances, allowing ... Full Review
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Rod Steiger
Sol Nazerman
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Marilyn Birchfield
Brock Peters
Rodriguez
Thelma Oliver
Ortiz's Girl
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