Movie
The Pawnbroker
Overview
A Jewish pawnbroker, a victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.
Details
- Release date
- 1965-04-20
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- The Pawnbroker Co., American International Pictures, Landau Company, Allied Artists Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Rod Steiger as Sol Nazerman
- Geraldine Fitzgerald as Marilyn Birchfield
- Brock Peters as Rodriguez
- Jaime Sánchez as Jesus Ortiz
- Thelma Oliver as Ortiz's Girl
- Marketa Kimbrell as Tessie
- Juano Hernández as Mr. Smith
- Linda Geiser as Ruth
- Nancy R. Pollock as Bertha
- Raymond St. Jacques as Tangee
- Baruch Lumet as Mendel
- John McCurry as Buck
Crew
- Sidney Lumet - Director
- David Friedkin - Screenplay
- Morton S. Fine - Screenplay
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