The Pawnbroker

The Pawnbroker

1964 · 116 min · EN · NR · 7.2 (131 votes)
Dir. Sidney Lumet · Starring Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sánchez, Thelma Oliver, Marketa Kimbrell · Music Quincy Jones

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A Jewish pawnbroker, a victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.

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A deeply affecting character study, this film immerses you in the profound isolation of a Holocaust survivor. It's a somber, introspective journey that lingers long after the credits roll, exploring the weight of memory and the struggle to reconnect.

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based on novel or bookholocaust (shoah)jew persecutionpawnbroker
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