The pawnbroker
(DVD)

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Main - Upon Request - Adult MovieDVD 791.43 P3398On Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Criminal behavior -- Drama.
Gangsters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
Holocaust survivors -- Drama.
Inner cities -- Drama.
Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Pawnbrokers -- Drama.
Wallant, Edward Lewis, -- 1926-1962. -- Pawnbroker -- Film adaptations.

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Published
[Los Angeles, CA] : Santa Monica, CA : Republic Entertainment ; Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment, c2003.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
017153145878

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Boris Kaufman ; film editor, Ralph Rosenblum ; music, Quincy Jones ; production designer, Richard Sylbert.
Participants/Performers
Rod Steiger, Brock Peters, Jaime Sanchez, Thelma Oliver, Juano Hernandez, Marketa Kimbrell, Raymond St. Jacques, Nancy R. Pollock, Geraldine Fitzgerald.
Description
A long time ago, Sol Nazerman was a professor. He had a wife, children. Then the Germans came. Sol survived the concentration camp, his family did not. Now, as the pawnbroker in a shop owned by a racketeer, he grows increasingly bitter and callous, withdrawing still further from the world around him. His eager assistant Jesus looks to him as both a teacher and a father figure, but Sol eschews involvement or compassion. This detachment leads to a tragedy, which awakens Sol's humanity, wherein he can finally acknowledge his burden of grief and guilt.
Target Audience
MPAA Rating: Not Rated.
System Details
DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; Dolby 2.0 stereo surround ; full screen presentation, preserving the 1.33:1 aspect ratio of the original motion picture ; digitally mastered.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
Named to the National Film Registry in 2008 by the Library of Congress ; Nominee, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Rod Steiger), 1966 Academy Awards (USA) ; Winner, Best Foreign Actor (Rod Steiger), 1967 BAFTA Awards ; Winner, Best Written American Drama (Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin), 1966 Writers Guild of America Awards.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Landau, E., Steinmann, H. R., Lewis, R., Langner, P., Fine, M., Friedkin, D., Lumet, S., Steiger, R., Peters, B., Sánchez, J., Hernandez, J., St. Jacques, R., Fitzgerald, G., Jones, Q., & Wallant, E. L. (2003). The pawnbroker . Republic Entertainment ; Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ely. Landau et al.. 2003. The Pawnbroker. Republic Entertainment ; Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ely. Landau et al.. The Pawnbroker Republic Entertainment ; Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment, 2003.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Landau, Ely., et al. The Pawnbroker Republic Entertainment ; Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment, 2003.

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