The Pawnbroker
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| Initial release | USA |
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| Directors | Sidney Lumet |
| Story by | Edward Lewis Wallant |
| Screenplay | Morton Fine |
| David Friedkin | |
| Awards | Bodil Award for Best American Film |
| Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama | |
| BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor | |
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| ID | 618656 |
About The Pawnbroker
Based on the novel by Edward Lewis Wallant, this drama focuses on former professor Sol Nazerman (Rod Steiger), the survivor of a German concentration camp who now runs a pawn shop in East Harlem. Having witnessed his family's death at the hands of the Nazis, he is embittered toward humanity and pushes away anyone around him, including his young Puerto Rican employee, Jesus (Jaime Sanchez). As Nazerman contends with his internal conflicts, the harsh realities of the city affect his life as well.
'I pawned my wedding rings for £200 to pay my bills'
... Nathan Finch, managing director of The Pawnbroker we visited, said he had seen an uplift in business due to the cost of living crisis and inflation...
'I pawned my laptop to pay for food and petrol'
... " The only reservoir of finance I could find for my assets was The Pawnbrokers...
Albemarle and James Bond: 'My tears on jewellery pawned
... The Pawnbroker s store in Southend-on-Sea is one of more than 100, on the basis of the company s significant financial losses...
