| The Pawnbroker |  | Director: Sidney Lumet
Actors: Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sánchez, Thelma Oliver
Studio: Republic Pictures
Category: DVD
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Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), German (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 116 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: REPD14587D
UPC: 017153145878
EAN: 0017153145878
ASIN: B0000EYUES
Release Date: December 16, 2003
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Product Description
Rod Steiger turns in a brilliant performance as a Holocaust survivor whose heart was hardened by the loss of his family in the camps and who lives an isolated existence in a Harlem pawnshop. Sidney Lumet's groundbreaking drama also stars Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters. 111 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo Surround.
Based on a novel by Edward Lewis Wallant, this gritty story follows Sol (Rod Steiger in a breakout performance), a lonely camp survivor who has dealt with the destruction of his family by suppressing all emotion and cleaving to the philosophy that nothing matters except money. (His bedridden and dying friend Mendel describes him, to his face, as "the walking dead.") Sol cannot accept the friendship of his assistant, Ortiz (Jaime Sanchez), or of an equally lonely widow (Geraldine Fitzgerald). As the 25th anniversary of his wife's murder approaches, he starts to fall apart, and it becomes clear that what he really wants is to die. The film was considered shocking when first released, both because of its rawness and because of brief nudity. Time has made some of the dramatic touches seem melodramatic--especially the corny "blood on my hands!" final scene. But Steiger's performance is still remarkable, and, even after MTV, the sudden-flashback editing is a forceful technique. A high point of Sidney Lumet's career. Black and white, with lots of atmospheric trumpets by Quincy Jones. --Richard Farr
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