Pawnbroker - Sidney Lumet,Rod Steiger,Geraldine Fitzgerald,Brock Peters,Thelma Oliver (1964) (Blu-ray - 4/22/2014)

Critically acclaimed Rod Steiger plays Sol Nazerman, a Jewish pawnbroker who survived imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp, even though his wife and family did not. The devastating experience and unrelenting memories inhibit Sol from emotional involvement with life. He has no faith in religion and less in mankind. Though he carries on an affair with a woman who was also a victim of the Nazi camps, it is without emotion and Sol grows increasingly bitter and callous, withdrawing still further from the world around him. As his small shop in Harlem is run with little care or attention, it becomes a convenient cover for a local racketeer. Finally, a caring social worker tries to appeal to his humanity, but Sol's emotional wounds may prove to be too great to overcome. Based on a book by Edward Lewis Wallant, The Pawnbroker features the skilled camera work of Boris Kaufman, who had previously worked with director Sidney Lumet on films such as 12 Angry Men 1957 and Long Day's Journey Into Night 1962. The score is composed by Quincy Jones, who would contribute to Lumet's 1978 musical, The Wiz.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed

Product Details

Format: Blu-ray, Black & White, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Widescreen
Language: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Olive Films
DVD Release Date: April 22, 2014
Run Time: 116 minutes

Cast & Crew
Rod Steiger Sol Nazerman
Geraldine Fitzgerald Marilyn Birchfield
Brock Peters Rodriguez
Thelma Oliver Ortiz's Girl
Jaime Sanchez Jesus Ortiz
Marketa Kimbrell Tessie
Baruch Lumet Mendel
Juano Hernandez Mr. Smith
Linda Geiser Ruth Nazerman
Nancy R. Pollock Bertha
John McCurry Buck
Ed Morehouse Robinson
Eusebia Cosme Mrs. Ortiz
Warren Finnerty Savarese
Marianne Kanter Joan
Charles Dierkop
Reni Santoni
Raymond St. Jacques Tangee

Technical Credits
Sidney Lumet Director
Albert Brenner Production Designer
Morton S. Fine Screenwriter
Jack Flaherty Set Decoration/Design
David Friedkin Screenwriter
Ulu Grosbard Production Manager
Bill Herman Makeup
Anna Hill Johnstone Costumes/Costume Designer
Quincy Jones Score Composer
Boris Kaufman Cinematographer
Ely Landau Producer
Philip Langner Producer
Roger Lewis Producer
Dennis L. Maitland Sound/Sound Designer
Joseph Manduke Associate Producer
Worthington Miner Executive Producer
Ralph Rosenblum Editor
Richard Sylbert Production Designer