---
title: 'The Pawnbroker (1964)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sidney Lumet'
released: '1964-06-01'
runtime_minutes: 116
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pawnbroker-1964'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059575/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Pawnbroker (1964)

1964 · 116 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Pawnbroker is a 1964 American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sánchez, and Morgan Freeman in his feature film debut. The screenplay was an adaptation by Morton S. Fine and David Friedkin of the 1961 novel of the same name by Edward Lewis Wallant.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sidney Lumet](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-lumet)
- **Screenplay:** [Edward Lewis Wallant](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-lewis-wallant)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Quincy Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/quincy-jones)
- **Producer:** [Ely Landau](https://cinepixo.com/people/ely-landau)
- **Director of Photography:** [Boris Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-kaufman)
- **Editor:** [Ralph Rosenblum](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-rosenblum)

## Cast

- [Reni Santoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/reni-santoni)
- [Jaime Sánchez](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaime-sanchez)
- [Morgan Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/morgan-freeman)
- [Warren Finnerty](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-finnerty)
- [Linda Geiser](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-geiser)
- [John McCurry](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mccurry)
- [Baruch Lumet](https://cinepixo.com/people/baruch-lumet)
- [Raymond St. Jacques](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-st-jacques)
- [Juano Hernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/juano-hernandez)
- [Geraldine Fitzgerald](https://cinepixo.com/people/geraldine-fitzgerald)
- [Rod Steiger](https://cinepixo.com/people/rod-steiger)
- [Brock Peters](https://cinepixo.com/people/brock-peters)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pawnbroker-1964
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