A classic of 1960s Hollywood filmmaking, Sidney Lumet’s The Pawnbroker (1964) shows flashes of the brilliance that distinguishes the director’s ’70s classics, such as Dog Day Afternoon (1975) and Network (1976). Rod Steiger was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his performance as Sol Nazerman, a Holocaust survivor who works as the proprietor of a New York City pawnshop. Caustically embittered, Nazerman … Become a Mr Skin Member and get the full review