Review of The Pawnbroker (1965) by Alex O — 31 Mar 2011

Some of the most stunning acting and direction I've ever seen.

This review of The Pawnbroker (1965) was written by Alex O on 31 Mar 2011.

The Pawnbroker has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Christopher S (2,154) on 22 Sep 2010

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By Robert W (1,190) on 30 Nov 2007

This film hits my stomach hard, from start, a bit of release in the middle then to finish…

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By Anne F (623) on 20 Mar 2011

Rod Steiger plays a survivor of WW2's concentration camps who runs a pawnbroking business in New York…

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By Adam H (1,241) on 18 Sep 2010

Sidney Lumet?s portrait of a Holocaust survivor who runs a Harlem pawn shop is a stylistic exercise in film editing…

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By Edith N (976) on 03 Feb 2013

Positives: strong memorable performance from steiger. interesting supporting characters, esp.from peters and oliver…

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By Corey H (174) on 21 Jan 2010

Rod Steiger is amazing in this film directed by Sidney Lumet about a concentration camp survivor who works as a Pawnbroker in New York…

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By Brumbar R (2) on 12 Dec 2007

Rod Steiger delivers one of the most powerful acting ever and Lumet's directing is superb and way ahead of its time…

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By Patrick S (1,063) on 10 Feb 2011

Shattering post-WWII drama of a survivor of German concentration camps, trying to survive in the Big City and its own prejudices…

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By Michael D (2,363) on 10 Jan 2015

The ensemble acting in this film is just about unequaled, probably because these characters probably couldn't be written or performed this way today…

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