The Pawnbroker
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| The Pawnbroker | |
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| Directed by | Sidney Lumet |
| Produced by | Ely A. Landau Philip Langner Roger Lewis Herbert R. Steinmann |
| Written by | Edward Lewis Wallant (novel) Morton S. Fine David Friedkin |
| Starring | Rod Steiger Geraldine Fitzgerald Brock Peters Jaime Sánchez Thelma Oliver |
| Music by | Quincy Jones |
| Cinematography | Boris Kaufman |
| Editing by | Ralph Rosenblum |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures (AIP) |
| Release date(s) | 1964 |
| Running time | 116 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000 (estimated) |
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The Pawnbroker is a novel by Edward Lewis Wallant which tells the story of a concentration camp survivor who suffers flashbacks of his past Nazi imprisonment as he tries to cope with his daily life operating a pawn shop in dangerous Harlem.
It was made into a 1964 film which stars Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Brock Peters. It was adapted by Morton S. Fine and David Friedkin, and directed by Sidney Lumet.
It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Rod Steiger).
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