Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic69/100
182 audience votes
Key crew
- Quincy JonesOriginal Music Composer
- David FriedkinScreenplay
- Morton S. FineScreenplay
- Sidney LumetDirector
Cast
- Rod SteigerSol Nazerman
- Geraldine FitzgeraldMarilyn Birchfield
- Brock PetersRodriguez
- Jaime SánchezJesus Ortiz
- Thelma OliverOrtiz's Girl
- Marketa KimbrellTessie
- Juano HernándezMr. Smith
- Linda GeiserRuth
- Nancy R. PollockBertha
- Raymond St. JacquesTangee
- Baruch LumetMendel
- John McCurryBuck
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookholocaust (shoah)jew persecutionpawnbroker