Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Title from cassette label. Based on the novel by Edward Lewis Wallant. Videocassette release of the 1965 motion picture by Republic Pictures Corp. Digitally mastered from the original film negative. Includes original theatrical trailer and reproduction of the original theatrical poster. Not rated. "VHS 5564"--Container. Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sanchez.
Summary:
Sol Nazerman is a WWII Nazi deathcamp survivor. Now, he runs a pawnshop and takes refuge in misery and a bitter condemnation of humanity. When his assistant sacrifices his own life for the pawnbroker during a robbery, Sol is finally confronted with the inherent goodness of the human spirit.
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