DVD

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 ; a Landau Company presentation.

Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011 (film director.). Landau, Ely, (film producer.). Steinmann, Herbert R., 1902-1990 (film producer.). Lewis, Roger, 1918-1984 (film producer.). Langner, Philip, (film producer.). Fine, Morton, 1916-1991 (screenwriter.). Friedkin, David, (screenwriter.). Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002 (actor.). Fitzgerald, Geraldine, 1913-2005 (actor.). Peters, Brock, (actor.). S©Øanchez, Jaime, 1938- (actor.). Jones, Quincy, 1933-2024 (composer (expression)). Wallant, Edward Lewis, 1926-1962 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Pawnbroker. (Added Author). Landau Company, (production company.). Olive Films, (film distributor.). Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sanchez, Thelma Oliver, Juano Hernadez, Marketa Kimbrell, Raymond St. Jacques, Nancy R. Pollock. (Cast).

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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Chicago, Ill.] : Olive Films, [2014]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1964. Based on the novel by Edward Lewis Wallant.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Boris Kaufman ; editor, Ralph Rosenblum ; music, Quincy Jones.
Participant or Performer Note:	Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sanchez, Thelma Oliver, Juano Hernadez, Marketa Kimbrell, Raymond St. Jacques, Nancy R. Pollock.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC; widescreen; mono.