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Movie Info
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.
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Sidney Lumet
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Producer: Roger H. Lewis, Philip Langner
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Writer: Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Distributor: Allied Artists Pictures
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Production Co: Landau Company
Cast & Crew

Rod Steiger
Sol Nazerman

Geraldine Fitzgerald
Marilyn Birchfield

Brock Peters
Rodriguez

Jaime Sanchez
Jesus Ortiz

Thelma Oliver
Ortiz' Girl

Marketa Kimbrell
Tessie

Baruch Lumet
Mendel

Juano Hernandez
Mr. Smith

John McCurry
Buck

Eusebia Cosme
Mrs. Ortiz

Warren Finnerty
Savarese

Jack Ader
Morton (uncredited)

E.M. Margolese
Papa (uncredited)

Marianne Kanter
Joan (uncredited)

Ed Morehouse
Robinson

Marc Alexander
Rubin (uncredited)

Sidney Lumet
Director

Roger H. Lewis
Producer

Philip Langner
Producer

Morton S. Fine
Screenwriter

David Friedkin
Screenwriter
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Feb 08, 2014Perhaps one of the few films about the legacy of the Holocaust, that is entirely focused on despair and emptiness . . . that being said, I get the feeling that Lumet was a little too into the French New Wave when he made this. I don't mean to belittle that movement, but it doesn't completely works for this kind of narrative.
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Feb 03, 2014Steiger is wonderful as an emotional (and physical) survivor attempting some degree of normal after being through horror. A hit for Lumet.
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Aug 16, 2010A dramatic, remarkable, worthy directorial successor to 12 Angry Men from Sidney Lumet and Rodney Steiger in one of the greatest performances of all time. 100/100
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Jan 23, 2010Fine work from Lumet, but even finer work from Steiger
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