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[[Image:pawnbroker_poster_sm.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Pawnbroker'' (1964)]] | [[Image:pawnbroker_poster_sm.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Pawnbroker'' (1964)]] | ||
− | '''The Pawnbroker''' was the first fictional account of the Holocaust in American film. Directed by Sidney Lumet (''[[Serpico]]'', ''[[Dog Day Afternoon]]'') , the film featured [[Rod Steiger]] (''[[In the Heat of the Night]]''), Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Brock Peters (''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]''). A New York pawnbroker and Holocaust victim suffers from survivor’s guilt. | + | '''The Pawnbroker''' was the first fictional account of the Holocaust in American film. Directed by Sidney Lumet (''[[Serpico]]'', ''[[Dog Day Afternoon]]''), the film featured [[Rod Steiger]] (''[[In the Heat of the Night]]''), Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Brock Peters (''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]''). A New York pawnbroker and Holocaust victim suffers from survivor’s guilt. |
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Revision as of 03:14, 2 March 2013
The Pawnbroker was the first fictional account of the Holocaust in American film. Directed by Sidney Lumet (Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon), the film featured Rod Steiger (In the Heat of the Night), Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Brock Peters (To Kill a Mockingbird). A New York pawnbroker and Holocaust victim suffers from survivor’s guilt.
The following weapons were used in the film The Pawnbroker:
MP40
Throughout the film, German guards and soldiers carry MP40 submachine guns.
Colt Detective Special
Throughout the film, Robinson (Charles Dierkop) carries a Colt Detective Special.