The Pawnbroker Movie Review 1965

A Jewish pawnbroker in Harlem is haunted by his grueling experiences in a Nazi camp during the Holocaust. Powerful and well done. Probably Steiger's best performance. Adapted from a novel by Edward Lewis Wallant.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 120 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Judaism, World War II, The Holocaust

Cast

Rod Steiger, Brock Peters, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jaime Sanchez, Thelma Oliver

Cinematography

Boris Kaufman

Director

Sidney Lumet

Music

Quincy Jones

Producer

Commonwealth United

Awards

Berlin Intl. Film Fest. 1965: Actor (Steiger); British Acad. 1966: Actor (Steiger).