DVD

The Pawnbroker.

Summary:

A long time ago, Sol Nazerman was a professor. He had a wife, children. Then the Germans came. Sol survived the concentration camp, his family did not. Now, as the pawnbroker in a shop owned by a racketeer, he grows increasingly bitter and callous, withdrawing still further from the world around him. His eager assistant Jesus looks to him as both a teacher and a father figure, but Sol eschews involvement or compassion. This detachment leads to a tragedy, which awakens Sol's humanity, wherein he can finally acknowledge his burden of grief and guilt.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Los Angeles, CA] : Republic Entertainment ; ©2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Republic Pictures ; Ely Landau and Herbert R. Steinmann present ; produced by Roger Lewis, Philip Langner ; screenplay, Morton Fine, David Friedkin, based on the novel by Edward Lewis Wallant ; an Ely Landau production ; directed by Sidney Lumet. Director of photography, Boris Kaufman ; film editor, Ralph Rosenblum ; music, Quincy Jones ; production designer, Richard Sylbert.
Participant or Performer Note:	Rod Steiger, Brock Peters, Jaime Sanchez, Thelma Oliver, Juano Hernandez, Marketa Kimbrell, Raymond St. Jacques, Nancy R. Pollock, Geraldine Fitzgerald.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA Rating: Not Rated.
System Details Note:	DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; Dolby 2.0 stereo surround ; full screen presentation, preserving the 1.33:1 aspect ratio of the original motion picture ; digitally mastered.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Named to the National Film Registry in 2008 by the Library of Congress ; Nominee, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Rod Steiger), 1966 Academy Awards (USA) ; Winner, Best Foreign Actor (Rod Steiger), 1967 BAFTA Awards ; Winner, Best Written American Drama (Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin), 1966 Writers Guild of America Awards.