The Pawnbroker

1964 film by Sidney Lumet
Movie film Q1196202
The Pawnbroker
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The Pawnbroker

Summary

The Pawnbroker is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Pawnbroker's image is recorded as The Pawnbroker (1964 film poster - US Military distribution).jpg[3].
  • The Pawnbroker's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Pawnbroker's director is recorded as Sidney Lumet[5].
  • The Pawnbroker's screenwriter is recorded as Edward Lewis Wallant[6].
  • The Pawnbroker's composer is recorded as Quincy Jones[7].
  • The Pawnbroker's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • The Pawnbroker's cast member is recorded as Rod Steiger[9].
  • The Pawnbroker's cast member is recorded as Geraldine Fitzgerald[10].
  • The Pawnbroker's cast member is recorded as Brock Peters[11].
  • The Pawnbroker's cast member is recorded as Linda Geiser[12].
  • The Pawnbroker's cast member is recorded as Raymond St. Jacques[13].
  • The Pawnbroker's cast member is recorded as Jaime Sánchez[14].
  • The Pawnbroker's cast member is recorded as Juano Hernández[15].
  • The Pawnbroker's cast member is recorded as Morgan Freeman[16].
  • The Pawnbroker's cast member is recorded as Reni Santoni[17].
  • The Pawnbroker's cast member is recorded as Warren Finnerty[18].
  • The Pawnbroker's cast member is recorded as Baruch Lumet[19].
  • The Pawnbroker's cast member is recorded as John McCurry[20].
  • The Pawnbroker's producer is recorded as Ely Landau[21].
  • The Pawnbroker's performer is recorded as Quincy Jones[22].
  • The Pawnbroker's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 9145304723978611277[23].
  • The Pawnbroker's GND ID is recorded as 4674087-9[24].
  • The Pawnbroker's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2001055451[25].
  • The Pawnbroker's director of photography is recorded as Boris Kaufman[26].
  • The Pawnbroker's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0059575[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Pawnbroker's performer is recorded as Quincy Jones[22]. Its producer is recorded as Ely Landau[21]. Its director is recorded as Sidney Lumet[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Edward Lewis Wallant[6]. Cast members include Rod Steiger[9], Geraldine Fitzgerald[10], Brock Peters[11], Linda Geiser[12], Raymond St. Jacques[13], and Jaime Sánchez[14].

Publication

The Pawnbroker's publication date is recorded as +1964-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Original languages include English[29], Spanish[30], and German[31]. Its genre is recorded as drama film[8]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[32].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War II[33] and The Holocaust[34].

Reception

Reviews include 8.2/10[35] and 87%[36].

Why It Matters

The Pawnbroker ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer Quincy Jones
    Film editor Ralph Rosenblum
    Main subject World War II, The Holocaust
    Aliases
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P175]]: [[Q193645]]"
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