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Release Date:
20 April 1965 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Most Talked About Picture!
Plot:
A Jewish pawnbroker, victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
Flashback
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Concentration Camp
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Nazi
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Jewish
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Pawnbroker
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 9 wins
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5 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(48 articles)
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The Films Of Sidney Lumet: A Retrospective
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Goodbye by Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof
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A very impressive and dramatic movie
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Rod Steiger | ... | Sol Nazerman |
 | Geraldine Fitzgerald | ... | Marilyn Birchfield |
 | Brock Peters | ... | Rodriguez |
 | Jaime Sánchez | ... | Jesus Ortiz (as Jaime Sanchez) |
| Thelma Oliver | ... | Ortiz' Girl |
| Marketa Kimbrell | ... | Tessie |
| Baruch Lumet | ... | Mendel |
| Juano Hernandez | ... | Mr. Smith |
| Linda Geiser | ... | Ruth |
| Nancy R. Pollock | ... | Bertha |
| Raymond St. Jacques | ... | Tangee |
| John McCurry | ... | Buck |
| Ed Morehouse | ... | Robinson |
| Eusebia Cosme | ... | Mrs. Ortiz |
| Warren Finnerty | ... | Savarese |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jack Ader | ... | Morton (uncredited) |
| Marc Alexander | ... | Rubin (uncredited) |
| Robert Dahdah | ... | Jew In Cage (uncredited) |
| Charles Dierkop | ... | Robinson (uncredited) |
 | Morgan Freeman | ... | Man on Street (uncredited) |
| Hilda Haynes | ... | Woman (uncredited) |
| Marianne Kanter | ... | Joan (uncredited) |
| E.M. Margolese | ... | Papa (uncredited) |
| Donnie Melvin | ... | Nazerman's Son (uncredited) |
 | Reni Santoni | ... | Junkie selling radio (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Sidney Lumet | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Morton S. Fine | (screenplay) (as Morton Fine) & | |
| David Friedkin | (screenplay) | |
| Edward Lewis Wallant | (novel) | |
Produced by | |||
| Philip Langner | .... | producer | |
| Roger Lewis | .... | producer | |
| Joseph Manduke | .... | associate producer | |
| Worthington Miner | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Quincy Jones | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Boris Kaufman | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Ralph Rosenblum | |||
Casting by | |||
| Jessica Levy | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Richard Sylbert | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Anna Hill Johnstone | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Ed Callaghan | .... | hair stylist | |
| Bill Herman | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Ulu Grosbard | .... | unit manager | |
| Mel Howard | .... | assistant production manager | |
| Al Markim | .... | executive in charge of production (as Alfred Markim) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Dan Eriksen | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Albert Brenner | .... | assistant art director (as Al Brenner) | |
| Jack Flaherty | .... | set dresser | |
| Ken Thompson | .... | construction chief | |
| Thomas Wright | .... | chief props (as Tom Wright) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Jack Fitzstephens | .... | sound editor | |
| James A. Gleason | .... | sound mixer (as James Gleason) | |
| Alan Heim | .... | sound editor | |
| Dennis Maitland | .... | sound | |
| James Perdue | .... | sound (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Howard Fortune | .... | chief electrician (as Buddy Fortune) | |
| Edward Knott | .... | chief grip (as Eddie Knott) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| George Newman | .... | wardrobe | |
| Marilyn Putnam | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Sheila Bakerman | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Billy Byers | .... | orchestrator (as William Byers) | |
| Quincy Jones | .... | orchestrator | |
| Richard Hazard | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Jack Sheldon | .... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Belle Iacobellis | .... | production secretary | |
| Maggie James | .... | script supervisor | |
| Ely A. Landau | .... | presenter (as Ely Landau) | |
| Dana Steadley | .... | production secretary | |
| Herbert R. Steinmann | .... | presenter | |
| Harold Reidman | .... | location manager (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Allied Artists Pictures (1964) (USA) (theatrical)
- American International Pictures (AIP) (1965) (USA) (theatrical)
- Wivefilm (1966) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Artisan Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
- Cult Classic (2010) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Olive Films (2012) (Canada) (DVD) (DVD and Blu-ray)
- Olive Films (2012) (USA) (DVD) (DVD and Blu-ray)
- Planet (UK)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
- Film Opticals (optical effects)
- Recording Studios sound recording
- F. Hillsberg titles
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"A zálogos" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Covek iz zalagonice" - Yugoslavia (Serbian title) (literal title)
"Der Pfandleiher" - West Germany
"El prestamista" - Spain
"L'uomo del banco dei pegni" - Italy
"Le prêteur sur gages" - France
"Lombardzista" - Poland (imdb display title)
"O Agiota" - Portugal
"O Homem do Prego" - Brazil
"O enehyrodaneistis" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Pantelåneren" - Norway (original subtitled version)
"Pantelåneren" - Denmark
"Pantlånaren" - Sweden
"Panttilainaaja" - Finland
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"Covek iz zalagonice" - Yugoslavia (Serbian title) (literal title)
"Der Pfandleiher" - West Germany
"El prestamista" - Spain
"L'uomo del banco dei pegni" - Italy
"Le prêteur sur gages" - France
"Lombardzista" - Poland (imdb display title)
"O Agiota" - Portugal
"O Homem do Prego" - Brazil
"O enehyrodaneistis" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Pantelåneren" - Norway (original subtitled version)
"Pantelåneren" - Denmark
"Pantlånaren" - Sweden
"Panttilainaaja" - Finland
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Parents Guide:
Runtime:
116 min
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Certification:
Iceland:12 | Canada:R (Ontario) | Norway:16 | UK:12 (1998) | UK:X (video rating) (1965) | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:16 (bw) | USA:Approved
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Trivia:
The first US film to show a nude woman from the waist up and be granted a Production Code Seal.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: In the park, while sitting on the bench, Sol is in slightly different positions between shots.See more »
Quotes:
[Jesus Ortiz points to the tattooed numbers on Sol Nazerman's arm]
Jesus Ortiz:You want to tell me something, Mr. Nazerman? What is that? That... is that a secret society or something?
Sol Nazerman:[hesitates] Yeah.
Jesus Ortiz:Well... what do I do to join?
Sol Nazerman:What do you do to join? You learn to walk on water.
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Jesus Ortiz:You want to tell me something, Mr. Nazerman? What is that? That... is that a secret society or something?
Sol Nazerman:[hesitates] Yeah.
Jesus Ortiz:Well... what do I do to join?
Sol Nazerman:What do you do to join? You learn to walk on water.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Rocket Attack U.S.A. (#3.5)" (1990)See more »
Soundtrack:
Soul Bossa NovaSee more »
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A very impressive and dramatic movie. I remember when I saw the first time this movie as a young teenager, I was deeply impressed by it, and after many years it still one of the movie that are important to me. The thing that hit me in the movie is the wire between the violence in the streets of the city and the violence in the Nazist concentration camp. It's the story without any hope of a survivor, a dead man walking, living an impossible life in the violent modern society. It has been the first movie that I saw about other movies about the Holocaust and still Ithink it's one of the more impressive about this argument. I saw many movies about the Holocaust, ma no one treats as this, the difficult life of survivors who lost their family.