USA,
1964, 116 min
Directed by:
Sidney LumetCinematography:
Boris KaufmanComposer:
Quincy JonesCast:
Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sánchez, Juano Hernandez, Warren Finnerty, Charles Dierkop, Reni Santoni, Raymond St. Jacques (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
A lonely, old pawnbroker tries to hide his memories of the Holocaust by avoiding any intimate involvement with people and focusing his energies on making money with his shop. Soon, however, a Harlem gangster arm-twists him into turning his store into a laundering front for stolen merchandise. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1966 - Rod Steiger (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1967 - Rod Steiger (Best Foreign Actor)
- 1967 - United Nations Award
Golden Globes
- 1966 - Rod Steiger (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1965 - Best Film
- 1965 - Rod Steiger (Best Actor)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 1964 - Rod Steiger (Silver Bear for Best Actor)
- 1964 - Sidney Lumet (Golden Bear for Best Film)