{"product_id":"the-pawnbroker-dual-format","title":"THE PAWNBROKER [DUAL FORMAT] - BLU-RAY","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Pawnbroker (DVD + Blu-ray)\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Sidney Lumet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSol Nazerman (Rod Steiger), a survivor of the concentration camps, which took the lives of his wife and children. Managing a New York pawn shop, he is bereft of hope and takes refuge in condemnation of humanity while seemingly numb to the circumstances of the prostitutes, pimps and thieves that frequent his store. Yet there are those who strive to connect with him, even as their intrusion into his world threatens the protective cynicism within which he has wrapped himself for so long.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOscar®-nominated* for his performance, Steiger firmly established his credentials as an actor of international standing, wonderfully supported here by Geraldine Fitzgerald (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and Brock Peters (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). The film also boasts a score from the legendary Quincy Jones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*1996 (38th) BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE – Rod Steiger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExtras:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented in High Definition and Standard Definition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly recorded audio commentary by Maura Spiegel, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSidney Lumet: A Life\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand Annette Insdorf, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIndelible Shadows: Film and Holocaust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian Interview: Rod Steiger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1992, 113 mins, audio only): Rod Steiger discusses his career and talks candidly about his mental health issues in this interview with film critic Tom Hutchinson. Recorded at the BFI's National Film Theatre following a screening of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Pawnbroker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNow and Then: Quincy Jones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1968, 20 mins): the legendary producer, musician, songwriter and composer is interviewed by Bernard Braden for his never broadcast series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNow and Then\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTen Bob in Winter (1963, 12 mins): Lloyd Reckford's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTen Bob in Winter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the most notable shorts to come out of the BFI Experimental Film Fund. An early classic of Black British cinema about the intriguing social dynamics that arise as a ten shilling note is passed around the Black community\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrailer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Pawnbroker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A shockingly good film, superbly directed, flawlessly acted' --Life Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600847917230,"sku":"BFIB1420","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/the_pawnbroker_Lime_Light_Front_BD.png?v=1751295237","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-pawnbroker-dual-format","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}