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About
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.
Theatrical
Apr 20, 1965
Budget
$500K
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 16, 2003
Theaters
2
Director
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Producers
Music
Studio
The Pawnbroker Co., American International Pictures, Landau Company, Allied Artists Pictures
Quotes
See all →The Meaning of Life: Money's Role
Jesus Ortiz
That's all life is about?
Sol Nazerman
That's all life is about!
Jesus Ortiz
You mean... money is the whole thing?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Joining a Secret Society Explained
Jesus Ortiz
You want to tell me something, Mr. Nazerman? What is that? That... is that a secret society or something?
Sol Nazerman
Yeah.
[hesitates]
Jesus Ortiz
Well... what do I do to join?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →R
Rod Steiger
Sol Nazerman
G
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Marilyn Birchfield
B
Brock Peters
Rodriguez
J
Jaime Sánchez
Jesus Ortiz
T
Thelma Oliver
Ortiz's Girl
J
Juano Hernández
Mr. Smith
L
Linda Geiser
Ruth
N
Nancy R. Pollock
Bertha
R
Raymond St. Jacques
Tangee
B
Baruch Lumet
Mendel
J
John McCurry
Buck
C
Charles Dierkop
Robinson
E
Eusebia Cosme
Mrs. Ortiz
W
Warren Finnerty
Savarese
M
Marianne Kanter
Joan
R
Reni Santoni
Junkie Selling Radio (uncredited)
M
Morgan Freeman
Man on Street (Uncredited)
D
Donny Burks
Minor Role (uncredited)
R
Robert Dahdah
Jew in Cage (uncredited)
H
Hilda Haynes
Mrs. Harmon (uncredited)
