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.
Edition:
Widescreen.
Publisher:
Olive Films,
Copyright Date:
c2014
Description:
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1964. Based on the novel by Edward Lewis Wallant. Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sanchez, Thelma Oliver, Juano Hernadez, Marketa Kimbrell, Raymond St. Jacques, Nancy R. Pollock.
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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